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Which Texas Xylocopa? - Xylocopa griswoldi - female
Copyright © 2014 Kelsey J.R.P. Byers

Which Texas Xylocopa? - Xylocopa griswoldi - Female
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
January 14, 2014
Size: about 2.5cm
Found this lady torpid and trying to sun herself on the pathway in the Japanese Garden in Hermann Park. She was pretty cold and was amenable to being picked up. After some time warming up on my hand, I transferred her to a sunny leaf off of the path and she flew away! Black body with minute punctures and very beautiful purple wings in the sunlight (bronzeish in shade).

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Which Texas Xylocopa? - Xylocopa griswoldi - female Which Texas Xylocopa? - Xylocopa griswoldi - female Which Texas Xylocopa? - Xylocopa griswoldi - female Which Texas Xylocopa? - Xylocopa griswoldi - female
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Contributed by Kelsey J.R.P. Byers on 14 January, 2014 - 6:32pm
Last updated 8 January, 2015 - 2:01pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 15 January, 2014 - 3:29am login or register to post comments

Perhaps X. mexicanorum
Would like to hear from local experts though as it's rather far N for that species
… John S. Ascher, 14 January, 2014 - 7:06pm login or register to post comments

 
I have more angles if that wo
I have more angles if that would be helpful, though as she was still living I opted to not collect her so don't have the voucher specimen (I've gotten to just collecting bees that I find dead on the sidewalk nowadays).
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 14 January, 2014 - 7:09pm login or register to post comments

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