The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_bumblebee" class="extiw" title="en:Early bumblebee">early bumblebee (<i>Bombus pratorum</i>)</a> is one of the smaller <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumblebee" class="extiw" title="en:Bumblebee">bumblebees.</a> It can be found throughout <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" class="extiw" title="en:Europe">Europe</a>, except for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_Peninsula" class="extiw" title="en:Iberian Peninsula">Iberian peninsula.</a> The specimen in the picture is a male. It is landing on an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinacea_purpurea" class="extiw" title="en:Echinacea purpurea">Echinacea purpurea</a> flower.
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