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Northern Amber Bumble Bee, lateral - Bombus borealis
Copyright © 2021 MJ Hatfield

Northern Amber Bumble Bee, lateral - Bombus borealis
Plymouth Rock, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
June 9, 2020
on Wood betony, Pedicularis canadensis, in a planted prairie

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 21 January, 2021 - 9:42am

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