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Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa ???

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Field Notes

Description:

Very large black carpenter type bee. Possibly Xylocopa varipuncta?

Notes:

Question is, it this Xylocopa Varipuncta or Californica?

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Comments (3)
Ashish
You might right with Carpenter bee.

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PublishedSeptember 21, 2011

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