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Eastern Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa virginica virginica

Habitat:

Grassy area with many passion flowers

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3 Comments

James McNair
James McNair 8 years ago

Love the pollen coating!

Machi
Machi 8 years ago

Thanks Juan, I forgot that bumblebees have hair on their abdomens! Brain is a little fried from too much of the Florida sun today :)

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 8 years ago

This is a Carpenter bee (Xylocopa sp.), not a bumblebee

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

Florida, USA

Spotted on Apr 25, 2015
Submitted on May 6, 2015

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