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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Carpenter and Small carpenter Bees (Xylocopinae) » Large Carpenter Bees (Xylocopa) » Subgenus Xylocopoides (Xylocopa Subgenus Xylocopoides) » Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)
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KS Carpenter #1 - Xylocopa virginica
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hemberger

KS Carpenter #1 - Xylocopa virginica
Sedgwick Co. Park, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
April 28, 2007
On a small patch of wildflowers, I saw several bees like this, plus assorted butter*flies and a bee*tle. The area was windy, and the insects were moving fast. Unfortunately, I wasn't!

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 2 May, 2007 - 12:22am
Last updated 23 July, 2011 - 12:36pm

Moved
Moved from Xylocopa virginica virginica.
… John S. Ascher, 23 July, 2011 - 12:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Eastern Carpenter Bee.
… John S. Ascher, 23 July, 2011 - 12:35pm login or register to post comments

Looks Like It To Me
I've read somewhere that the darker wings are a giveaway for the Eastern Carpenter Bee. I see them every day here at my house, in the warm weather, and I think your bee looks a lot like them. I'm no expert, but I think we have a winner!
… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 5 May, 2007 - 11:30pm login or register to post comments

 
yes
this is X. virginica
… John S. Ascher, 6 May, 2007 - 5:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the confirmation, John
I'm off to DC and hope to get some neat shots there.
… Ron Hemberger, 6 May, 2007 - 5:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks much, Kenny
I'd posted two from Kansas, got two comments on another, and zilch on this one. Last night, I trotted out a pair from California, but nothing so far.

I'll wait a bit more, but believe you're right. At least, I can remove "bom*bus" from the title.
… Ron Hemberger, 5 May, 2007 - 11:35pm login or register to post comments

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