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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Honey Bees (Apini) » Honey Bees (Apis) » Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
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brown striped bee - Apis mellifera
Copyright © 2020 Larry Reis

brown striped bee - Apis mellifera
Ludwig Prairie Preserve, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
August 3, 2019
Size: ~12 mm
This might just be a western honey bee, but it doesn't look quite like a normal honey bee to me. However, I didn't see any other bee examples in my area that seemed to fit the pattern of overall orange color and rather distinct light striping on the abdomen. I couldn't get many clear photos of this foraging bee either, so any ID may be impossible.

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Contributed by Larry Reis on 20 February, 2020 - 8:15am
Last updated 20 February, 2020 - 6:20pm

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 20 February, 2020 - 6:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Apis mellifera
So it is a honey bee.Thanks for clearing up my confusion, John!
… Larry Reis, 20 February, 2020 - 9:39pm login or register to post comments

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