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Different bee to ID - Bombus melanopygus - female
Copyright © 2007 Kildale

Different bee to ID - Bombus melanopygus - Female
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
May 19, 2007
The bright colors caught my eye on this bee. It was rather hard, in fact very hard to get an image as it moved constantly, hence the poor shots.

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Different bee to ID - Bombus melanopygus - female Different bee to ID - Bombus melanopygus - female
Contributed by Kildale on 21 May, 2007 - 3:54pm
Last updated 16 May, 2012 - 2:48pm

Bombus melanopygus
female
… John S. Ascher, 21 May, 2007 - 4:58pm

 
Bee ID
Thank you John for the quick reply and ID.
… Kildale, 21 May, 2007 - 5:01pm

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