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Strange Bee - Bombus - female
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Strange Bee - Bombus - Female
Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 17, 2008
Size: 2 Cm
I have never seen anything like it before. I found it feeding on a roseasharen bush. Could it be another species of leaf cutter? I have basically ruled out a species of Bombus based on the bare abdomen.

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Contributed by vespula vulgaris on 17 July, 2008 - 12:07pm
Last updated 19 July, 2008 - 10:44am

Bombus female
EXTREMELY worn

please always consider wear when making identifications
… John S. Ascher, 17 July, 2008 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

 
!!!!!!!
she has absolutly no fur on her abdomen!!! wow thats wierd. thanks for clearing things up... I was WAY off with a leaf cutter! ; )
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