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Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa ???

Description:

Very large black carpenter type bee. Possibly Xylocopa varipuncta?

Notes:

Question is, it this Xylocopa Varipuncta or Californica?

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3 Comments

sallyjomonster
sallyjomonster 12 years ago

Thanks both very much for the help! :)

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago

yep, it´s a Xylocopa (Carpenter bee)

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

You might right with Carpenter bee.

sallyjomonster
Spotted by
sallyjomonster

Poway, California, USA

Spotted on Aug 6, 2011
Submitted on Sep 21, 2011

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