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Pink Lantana and Carpenter bee

Verbenacea

Photo by HeatherMiller
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Field Notes

Description:

This variety was pink to begin with and when the flower was maturing, the centers turned yellow. It had a compact growth habit.

Habitat:

Night visit to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.

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Lantana

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Comments (2)
HeatherMiller
Yes, thank you Kristal. I used to call all bees bumbles..then some point they all became carpenters in my mind. It makes sense that they are Eastern Bumble Bees since the Botanical Gardens have a hive they keep about 100 yards away from where I saw this bee.
KristalWatrous
That's actually a common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens: http://bugguide.net/node/view/56797). Pretty photo.

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Flowers of North America
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2011

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