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Bumblebee - Bombus - male
Copyright © 2016 Matt Goff

Bumblebee - Bombus - Male
Sitka County, Alaska, USA
July 14, 2012
This one seemed extra yellow, but I'm not sure if that's meaningful for identification purposes.

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Bumblebee - Bombus - male Bumblebee - Bombus
Contributed by Matt Goff on 25 May, 2016 - 12:12pm
Last updated 24 June, 2017 - 10:57pm

Moved
Moved from Bumble Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 24 June, 2017 - 10:57pm

mixtus or sitkensis?
male
… John S. Ascher, 27 June, 2016 - 9:01am

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