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Common Name:
Confusing Bumble Bee

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass:
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Infraorder: Aculeata
Superfamily: Apoidea
Family: Apidae
Subfamily: Apinae
Tribe: Bombini
Species:
Bombus (Pyrobombus) perplexus

Checklist No:

Location:
Ward Pound Ridge
Cross River, NY
USA
GPS: 41.25471,-73.593893

Date: 7/9/05

Stage: Adult
Sex: Male
Notes: (Asclepias pollinia attached to feet)

Image at BugGuide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/179175

Bombus (Pyrobombus) perplexus Apidae
Confusing Bumble Bee
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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