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Xylocopa

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Doren B
This looks like a carpenter bee. The genus is Xylocopa, but I am not familiar with Indian species so I cannot give you a specific identification. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter_bee

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PublishedNovember 17, 2013

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