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Golden bumblebee - Bombus
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Golden bumblebee - Bombus
Bothell, King County, Washington, USA
August 14, 2017
Golden bumblebee on Echinacea purpurea... could this be Bombus flavifrons?

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Contributed by Robert Wrench on 19 August, 2017 - 12:28am
Last updated 26 August, 2017 - 1:29am

Moved
Moved from Bumble Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 26 August, 2017 - 1:29am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 19 August, 2017 - 1:01am

I don't think so
Looks like a Thoracobombus (i.e. californicus/fervidus) male
… John S. Ascher, 19 August, 2017 - 1:00am

 
Okay,thanks. A Californicus
Okay,thanks. A Californicus male makes sense.
… Robert Wrench, 19 August, 2017 - 9:31am

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