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KS Carpenter #2 - Xylocopa virginica - male
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hemberger

KS Carpenter #2 - Xylocopa virginica - Male
Sedgwick Co. Park, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
April 30, 2007
White spot on face makes it a male, I learned from another post.

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KS Carpenter #2 - Xylocopa virginica - male KS Carpenter #2 - Xylocopa virginica - male KS Carpenter #2 - Xylocopa virginica - male
Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 2 May, 2007 - 12:28am
Last updated 5 May, 2007 - 10:29pm

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