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Black-and-gold Bumble Bee, dorsal - Bombus auricomus - female
Copyright © 2014 MJ Hatfield

Black-and-gold Bumble Bee, dorsal - Bombus auricomus - Female
McCarthy Lake Wildlife Management Area, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA
June 22, 2014
caught in a snake trap on a sand prairie

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Black-and-gold Bumble Bee, dorsal - Bombus auricomus - female Black-and-gold Bumble Bee, lateral - Bombus auricomus
Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 15 November, 2014 - 6:47pm
Last updated 21 February, 2022 - 7:32am

Moved
Moved from Bumble Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 17 November, 2014 - 4:54am

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