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Bombus bimaculatus - male
Copyright © 2012 Kelly Fiegle

Bombus bimaculatus - Male
Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA
June 24, 2011
Could this be Bombus perplexus or Bombus bimaculatus? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Bombus bimaculatus - male Bombus bimaculatus - male
Contributed by Kelly Fiegle on 5 March, 2012 - 5:11am
Last updated 28 December, 2012 - 3:03am

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 5 March, 2012 - 8:18pm

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