>now coloration starts to play a big part! Oh, the price of color.


Body Size and Color

Body color is a very unreliable characteristic for
identification of AHB.  Although they tend to be dark and
distinctively striped, there is considerable variation within the
AHB population.  Also, some European honey bees may show similar
coloration.  

http://mainebee.com/articles/ahbehb_html.php

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