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Female Xylocopa tabaniformis? - Xylocopa tabaniformis - female

Female Xylocopa tabaniformis? - Xylocopa tabaniformis - Female
Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
May 28, 2012
Robbing nectar from a columbine.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

appears to be
this is well beyond the range mapped by Hurd (1955) for this species and subspecies

 
Interesting.
I have lived in my current home since '92 and spend a lot of time in my extensive flower garden. I first noticed these large black carpenter bees perhaps 5-7 years ago. Thanks for the I.D.

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