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California Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa californica - male
Copyright © 2007 Melissa

California Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa californica - Male
Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
October 31, 2007
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Contributed by Melissa on 16 November, 2007 - 10:09pm
Last updated 13 December, 2007 - 9:03am

California Carpenter Bee
A male of the subspecies Xylocopa californica arizonensis. Pretty nice shot.
… Richard Vernier, 17 November, 2007 - 6:09am login or register to post comments

 
shouldn't this subspecies be called the Arizona
Carpenter Bee?
… John S. Ascher, 18 November, 2007 - 12:03pm login or register to post comments

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