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Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex
I believe this is a juvenile male Carpenter Bee. It's small, fuzzy and black with a yellow face and front of thorax. The wings are brown and eyes gray/green.
It was flying with a female Valley Carpenter Bee around this Mexican Bush Sage and they were chasing each other around.
I believe this is Xylocopa tabaniformis
Spotted on Feb 21, 2012
Submitted on Feb 21, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks Gerardo, I'll swap the photos so it's the first one :)
Grate series! like the second photo