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Bombus

Photo by Phyllish
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Field Notes

Description:

Black with pale yellow.

Habitat:

Northern Hemisphere

Notes:

I saw this bee crawling on a tree in our back yarn.

Reference Links:

Bumblebee

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa virginica

Reference Link
Juan DiTrani
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Comments (3)
Latimeria
snkr.tlkdr, what do you mean? Bumblebees are in the order Hymenoptera, while flies are in Diptera. There are flies which mimic some bees, but this is definitely a bumble bee--Hymenoptera.
snkr.tlkdr
Bumble bee is probably a Hymenopteran insect but this one is a Dipteran fly only
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PublishedApril 18, 2011

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