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Rusty patched bumble bee

Bombus affinis

Specimen No. 04
Bombus affinis
Eastern and Midwest USA and southern Ontario

Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis)
Photo: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA, Public domain, Commons
Where
Eastern and Midwest USA and southern Ontario
Group
Bumblebees
Fact
Once common; in 2017 it became the first bee listed as endangered in the continental US after declining in 87% of its range. Wikipedia

The rusty patched bumble bee became the first bee listed as endangered in the continental United States, in January 2017. Wikipedia Its numbers have declined in 87% of its historic range. Wikipedia

Close-up of the face of a rusty patched bumble bee
A rusty patched bumble bee, face on.Photo: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA, Public domain, Commons

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