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(Male) Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex

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Field Notes

Description:

I believe this is a juvenile male Carpenter Bee. It's small, fuzzy and black with a yellow face and front of thorax. The wings are brown and eyes gray/green.

Habitat:

It was flying with a female Valley Carpenter Bee around this Mexican Bush Sage and they were chasing each other around.

Notes:

I believe this is Xylocopa tabaniformis

Reference Links:

Subspecies Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex - BugGuide.Net

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Pollinating Insects of the World
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Southern California Wildlife
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Global Flight

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PublishedFebruary 21, 2012

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