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Bumblebee, or not? - Bombus fraternus - female
Copyright © 2010 Mary G. Douglass

Bumblebee, or not? - Bombus fraternus - Female
Richland County, South Carolina, USA
June 26, 2010
This one had a slimmer shape -- I wondered if it might be a male?

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Bumblebee, or not? - Bombus fraternus - female Bumblebee, or not? - Bombus fraternus
Contributed by Mary G. Douglass on 3 July, 2010 - 12:32pm
Last updated 5 November, 2010 - 8:37am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 4 July, 2010 - 12:41pm

Bombus fraternus
Female

note corbicula
… John S. Ascher, 4 July, 2010 - 12:40pm

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