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Eastern Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa virginica

Photo by glbnoah109
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Field Notes

Description:

Bee is feeding on flower nectar and pollinating the spider antelope horn plant.
This bee distinguished from /eeastern bumble bee by the lack of or sparse amount of hair on the abdomen. Other features seem to be the distinguishable antenna bumps that are foreward from the eyes.

Habitat:

Area is an open lightly maintained areaadjacent to a soccer field.

Reference Links:

Carpenter bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee Information - Scientific Name, Classification, Taxonomy, …

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