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Xylocopa micans
Large (14-27 mm) solitary black bee. Often seen on the same blooms as the Eastern Carpenter bee. The thorax of the Souther Carpenter is smooth and all black.
Wildlife habitat garden. This bee was on the Cut-leaf coneflower, Rudbeckia herbstonne, by the ponds.
Spotted on Jul 24, 2012
Submitted on Jul 24, 2012
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