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Bee ID - Xylocopa virginica
Copyright © 2010 Heidi Eaton

Bee ID - Xylocopa virginica
Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Randall County, Texas, USA
May 10, 2010
Size: ~25mm
This large bee was patrolling an open space for quite some time, and this is the only clear shot I got. Due to the hairless tail-end, I'm thinking carpenter bee, or are there bumble bees with similar design?
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Contributed by Heidi Eaton on 18 May, 2010 - 3:32pm
Last updated 6 March, 2014 - 9:21pm

Moved
Moved from Large Carpenter Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 6 March, 2014 - 9:21pm login or register to post comments

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… Ken Schneider, 16 June, 2010 - 5:06pm login or register to post comments

looks like Xylocopa virginica
but there are no records for this species from as far northwest in Texas as Randall County (see Map 1 in Hurd, 1955). I do not see the white hairs on T4 expected in males of subspecies texana, the expected subspecies in central Texas.

Please confirm that this was taken in Randall County in north Texas.
… John S. Ascher, 19 May, 2010 - 9:45am login or register to post comments

 
Yes
It was taken in Randall County south of Amarillo in Palo Duro Canyon.
… Heidi Eaton, 23 May, 2010 - 12:23am login or register to post comments

 
If so it is a range extension, likely anthropogenic
looks like the eastern ssp. virginica
… John S. Ascher, 9 January, 2018 - 3:48am login or register to post comments

1 vote for Carpenter Bee
I see that we do have records for Xylocopa virginica - Eastern Carpenter Bee in Texas. Wonder if that might be it? For some reason I think yours might be a male. Check out the lower reference pictures.


… Andrew Williams, 18 May, 2010 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

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