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Eastern carpenter bee

Xylocopa virginica

Photo by Lenny2
Published on Project Noah
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Species ID Suggestions

Eastern carpenter bee

Arthropod
ColtMooney
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Comments (2)
Lenny2
Whoops. I know that. I just wasn't paying attention. Thanks.
AshleyT
Hi Lenny, the scientific name is Xylocopa virginica. ColtMooney's suggestion has the correct common name, but "Arthropod" is not a scientific name, it is simply a category. Please correct this in your spotting, thanks!
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2013

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