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Eastern Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa virginica

Description:

This bee was working the Oregano blooms.

Habitat:

Herb garden.

2 Comments

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

Thanks for the suggestion. I will try to find the original photo and check the veination on the wing. :)

kenglou.hung
kenglou.hung 11 years ago

The wing venation is most suggestive of Anthophora but I cannot tell from this series of pictures--sorry! :P

gatorfellows
Spotted by
gatorfellows

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on May 16, 2012
Submitted on May 19, 2012

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