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Carpenter bee

Xylocopa californica.

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Description:

Big all black bee about 30 mm long. http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&a...

Habitat:

Flowering plants

1 Species ID Suggestions

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folicallychalled
folicallychalled 11 years ago
carpenter bee
xylocopa californica. carpenter bee


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LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you folicallychalled for the ID and the link.

folicallychalled
folicallychalled 11 years ago

I have the same shot in my collection. Must get around to posting them.

It looks like a bamboo carpenter, but that is only distributed in the far east.

Dave

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LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thanks Larry.

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LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

Pretty cool Luis! If it were a bumble bee it would likely have some yellow...somewhere. Maybe it is a type of wood bee?

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LuisStevens

Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

Spotted on Dec 25, 2012
Submitted on Feb 1, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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