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Dark Honeybee - Apis mellifera - female
Copyright © 2016 Pat Cassidy

Dark Honeybee - Apis mellifera - Female
Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA
June 5, 2016
Size: 12mm
Should I assume that this is a hybrid, or just a rare variation?

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Dark Honeybee - Apis mellifera - female Dark Honeybee - Apis mellifera - female Dark Honeybee - Apis mellifera - female Dark Honeybee - Apis mellifera - female
Contributed by Pat Cassidy on 8 June, 2016 - 3:49pm
Last updated 8 June, 2016 - 5:32pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… hg, 8 June, 2016 - 5:32pm

If the eyeballs are hairy, it
If the eyeballs are hairy, it's Apis mellifera. No other bees have that trait.
… Tiia Haapalainen, 8 June, 2016 - 3:51pm

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