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Honey Bee - Apis mellifera
Copyright © 2010 Sam Houston

Honey Bee - Apis mellifera
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
March 7, 2010
Size: 6mm (1/4")
Apis mellifera?
Contributed by Sam Houston on 8 March, 2010 - 9:31am
Last updated 22 March, 2010 - 5:33pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 22 March, 2010 - 5:33pm

1 vote for Apis mellifera
Don't think that could be anything else.
There are a bunch of subspecies though.
… Andrew Williams, 8 March, 2010 - 10:02am

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