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colourful bee - Bombus cryptarum
Copyright © 2018 Robin McLeod

colourful bee - Bombus cryptarum
Haines Junction, Pine Lake, Yukon Territory, Canada
June 23, 2017
On wet sandy shore of lake.

It was within inches of this colourful fly but they were both walking around ignoring each other.

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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 2 May, 2018 - 9:47am
Last updated 3 May, 2018 - 8:46pm

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 3 May, 2018 - 8:46pm

 
Thanks, John
… Robin McLeod, 4 May, 2018 - 8:49pm

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… Robin McLeod, 2 May, 2018 - 9:50am

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