The bee was once found in more than two dozen states, according to the FWS: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky ...

A bumblebee species once found across roughly a dozen states could soon be listed as endangered. Should it get that listing, it would become the 10th bee species to be ruled endangered .

Surveys have found some of the best flowers for the rusty patched bumblebee include Dutchman’s breeches, eastern bluebells, wild bergamot, Culver’s root and milkweed species.

A rusty patched worker bee visits a Culver’s root flower. You can see the “rusty patch” of hair behind its wings. (Jay Watson) A rusty patched bumble bee queen visits a Dutchman’s breeches ...

A rusty patched worker bee visits a Culver’s root flower. You can see the “rusty patch” of hair behind its wings. (Jay Watson) A rusty patched bumble bee queen visits a Dutchman’s breeches ...