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Golden Northern Bumble Bee - Bombus fervidus - female
Copyright © 2007 Rich Kelly

Golden Northern Bumble Bee - Bombus fervidus - Female
New Hyde Park, Nassau County, New York, USA
October 16, 2007
Contributed by Rich Kelly on 18 October, 2007 - 12:59pm
Last updated 15 January, 2008 - 3:03pm

Native
Are these found only in the US and Canada? I swear I saw one yesterday in London, UK
… hatters, 19 April, 2011 - 7:14am

 
I don't know. Maybe you coul
I don't know. Maybe you could ask one of the bee Contributing Editors.
I know that a lot of things are both here and by you, but I'm not an expert on this stuff. In fact, I have not really seen many of this particular species. This one was in my yard so I got a shot.
… Rich Kelly, 19 April, 2011 - 8:48am

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