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Subgenus Pyrobombus (Bombus Subgenus Pyrobombus)
Photo#34808
Copyright © 2005
Teri Murphy
Bee ID -
Bombus
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
September 7, 2005
Bumble Bee or Hover Fly?
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Contributed by
Teri Murphy
on 17 October, 2005 - 5:34pm
Last updated 5 February, 2014 - 7:05am
Moved
Moved from
Bumble Bees
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John S. Ascher
, 5 February, 2014 - 7:05am
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Bumblebee
Check
this page
and the one of
Syrphid flies
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If you spend some time observing the eyes and antennae of bees and flies you will have no trouble telling them apart. Also the legs of bees and bumblebees tend to be thicker and hairier than those of flies.
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Beatriz Moisset
, 18 October, 2005 - 7:23am
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