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Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex
Photo#200130
Copyright © 2008
Arthur Scott Macmillan
Large Black Bee -
Xylocopa tabaniformis
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Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, USA
July 10, 2008
Wondering if these large black bees can bee distinguished.
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Contributed by
Arthur Scott Macmillan
on 11 July, 2008 - 3:33am
Last updated 18 May, 2015 - 7:12pm
Moved
Moved from
Large Carpenter Bees
.
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John S. Ascher
, 4 April, 2010 - 9:10pm
X. tabaniformis orpifex
female
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John S. Ascher
, 4 April, 2010 - 9:10pm