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Bumble Bee - Bombus ternarius - male
Copyright © 2004 tom murray

Bumble Bee - Bombus ternarius - Male
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
August 31, 2004
Looks like it's a close relative to Bombus ternarius, having the reddish hairs on the abdomen. Can species be determined?
Contributed by tom murray on 25 November, 2005 - 5:40pm
Last updated 16 April, 2009 - 10:13am

Thanks John
It looks like a light colored individual.
… tom murray, 3 October, 2006 - 4:05pm

I think it is a
ternarius male
… John S. Ascher, 3 October, 2006 - 10:49am

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