A worker honey bee visits a dandelion blossom.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Danaus plexippus - monarch butterfly taking nectar from a fall-blooming aster.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Danaus plexippus - monarch butterfly taking nectar from a fall-blooming aster.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A bumble bee (Bombus sp.) comes in for a landing on fall goldenrod.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Bristle Fly - Tachinidae

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A honey bee forages among the autumn asters, one of the last floral resources available before winter.
A worker bee gathers nectar from a purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) in Illinois.
Gathering pollen and nectar from the fall bloom of New England asters.
A honey bee (Apis mellifera) forages on white sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis). Both species have been introduced to North America from Europe.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A bumble bee (Bombus sp.) comes in for a landing on fall goldenrod.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A bumble bee (Bombus sp.) comes in for a landing on fall goldenrod.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A bumble bee (Bombus sp.) comes in for a landing on fall goldenrod.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
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