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Carpenter bee

Xylocopa violacea

Photo by Matthijs
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Carpenter bee

Xylocopa violacea

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bayucca
Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa sp., could be Xylocopa violacea, but I cannot be sure by only this shot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter_bee http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xylocopa_violacea_(violet_carpenter_bee),_Skala_Kalloni,_Lesbos,_Greece.jpg
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PublishedOctober 10, 2013

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