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Honey Bee - Apis mellifera
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Honey Bee - Apis mellifera
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
March 14, 2020
Perhaps Apis mellifera?
Shot on a hybrid Pericallis, Senetti Blue Bicolor ®

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Honey Bee - Apis mellifera Honey Bee - Apis mellifera
Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 31 March, 2020 - 2:42pm
Last updated 5 April, 2020 - 1:34am

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 5 April, 2020 - 1:34am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 1 April, 2020 - 2:00pm

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