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Bombus nectaring on Geranium - Bombus bifarius - female
Copyright © 2011 Ann and Rob Simpson

Bombus nectaring on Geranium - Bombus bifarius - Female

Beaver Meadows, 8000 feet elevation, Rocky Mountain National Park County, Colorado, USA
July 30, 2010

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Bombus nectaring on Geranium - Bombus bifarius Bombus nectaring on Geranium - Bombus bifarius - female
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Contributed by Ann and Rob Simpson on 9 January, 2011 - 6:51pm
Last updated 28 February, 2014 - 9:17am

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Moved
Moved from Subgenus Pyrobombus.
… John S. Ascher, 28 February, 2014 - 9:17am login or register to post comments

Another Bombus huntii, I thin
Another Bombus huntii, I think. Could perhaps be sylvicola - I can't tell if the last segment is black (huntii) or yellow (sylvicola).
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 13 July, 2013 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

 
interalar band looks too broad for huntii
I think it's bifarius
… John S. Ascher, 28 February, 2014 - 5:23am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bumble Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 10 January, 2011 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 10 January, 2011 - 12:30pm login or register to post comments

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