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bee on gopher plant - Apis mellifera
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bee on gopher plant - Apis mellifera
Sedona, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
March 6, 2017
Thanks a bunch for ID-ing this bee....Denise K.
Contributed by nature4me on 17 March, 2018 - 9:38am
Last updated 17 March, 2018 - 10:05pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 17 March, 2018 - 10:05pm

Honey bee
Apis mellifera
… Keng-Lou James Hung, 17 March, 2018 - 12:08pm

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