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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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Honey Bee - Apis mellifera
Copyright © 2009 Kevin Hall

Honey Bee - Apis mellifera
Pack Forest (near Eatonville), Pierce County, Washington, USA
July 11, 2009
Hugo Peak trail.

I know we probably have a million honey bees on the site, but this one's for completeness for the survey at Pack Forest.

See other images from the 2009 BugGuide Gathering here: gathering_2009
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Contributed by Kevin Hall on 16 July, 2009 - 1:24pm
Last updated 13 March, 2012 - 9:33pm

Yelm, WA Thurston County
After many days of waiting and watching, one of this type of bee appeared today on Purple Cone Flowers.

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and Stinging Wasps » Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, Long-horned, Orchid, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Honey Bees (Apini) » Apis » Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
… YelmBackyard, 18 August, 2011 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Harsi S. Parker, 19 August, 2009 - 2:44pm login or register to post comments

 
oh my
Oops. Thanks, and I'm so sorry, Harsi. Can't believe I put/left that in ID request rather than just shelving it.
… Kevin Hall, 19 August, 2009 - 8:08pm login or register to post comments

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