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Bombus sp. - suckleyi ? - Bombus insularis - female
Copyright © 2009 R. Bercha

Bombus sp. - suckleyi ? - Bombus insularis - Female
Southern, Alberta, Canada
August 1, 2007
Contributed by R. Bercha on 9 March, 2009 - 10:57pm
Last updated 27 July, 2011 - 10:36pm

Moved
Moved from Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee.
… John S. Ascher, 24 July, 2011 - 2:19pm

Bombus insularis not suckleyi
suckleyi lacks the extensive yellow facial hairs visible in this image
… John S. Ascher, 24 July, 2011 - 2:18pm

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