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Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow bee with light yellow fuzzy thorax. It doesn't have the traditional black stripes, instead they're white. The eyes are dark brown and wings are light brown.

Habitat:

Gazania flower in backyard

Notes:

I've never seen a yellow and white bee before. They always have black somewhere.

Reference Links:

Which species of bee is this? - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (11)
misako
cool Cindy--i spotted one too--it was so unusual: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7316044
alicelongmartin
A new kind of flower with a brown removable center! Cool.
CindyBinghamKeiser
I think so too! I was too slow to get pics of it more exposed to help ID it but thought these were cute.

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Pollinating Insects of the World
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Rare Color Morphs
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PublishedNovember 10, 2011

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