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Bee on Prairie Orchid - Bombus pensylvanicus - male
Copyright © 2019 Margy Stewart

Bee on Prairie Orchid - Bombus pensylvanicus - Male
Junction City, 15 mi. SE, upland native prairie, Geary County, Kansas, USA
October 7, 2019
Size: 10-15mm
The yellow all the way down to the tip of the abdomen makes this bee seem long. There's a lot to him!

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Bee on Prairie Orchid - Bombus pensylvanicus - male Bee on Prairie Orchid - Bombus pensylvanicus - male Bee on Prairie Orchid - Bombus pensylvanicus - male
Contributed by Margy Stewart on 7 October, 2019 - 5:13pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 7 October, 2019 - 5:15pm

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