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Bee ID request - Apis mellifera - female
Copyright © 2016 John Lampkin

Bee ID request - Apis mellifera - Female
Sun City Center Nature Trail, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
March 20, 2016
On pennyroyal

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Bee ID request - Apis mellifera - female Bee ID request - Apis mellifera - female
Contributed by John Lampkin on 20 March, 2016 - 7:55pm

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John Lampkin, 20 March, 2016 - 8:22pm

Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
… Ken Wolgemuth, 20 March, 2016 - 8:00pm

 
This is a surprise!
Thanks, Ken. This individual is much different that the usual bunch of honey bees that fly here. A visit to the info page shows some color variants--so lesson learned.
… John Lampkin, 20 March, 2016 - 8:26pm

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