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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Carpenter and Small carpenter Bees (Xylocopinae) » Large Carpenter Bees (Xylocopa) » Subgenus Xylocopoides (Xylocopa Subgenus Xylocopoides) » Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) » Xylocopa virginica virginica
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Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) - Xylocopa virginica - male
Copyright © 2014 Bob Metzler

Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) - Xylocopa virginica - Male
Caddo Lake, Harrison County, Texas, USA
April 6, 2013
Need ID verification. Do I have this one properly identified? Thanks
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Contributed by Bob Metzler on 9 March, 2014 - 7:05pm
Last updated 4 June, 2014 - 1:25am

Moved
Moved from Eastern Carpenter Bee.
… John S. Ascher, 4 June, 2014 - 1:25am login or register to post comments

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… John S. Ascher, 9 March, 2014 - 8:31pm login or register to post comments

I think this is actually a ca
I think this is actually a carpenter bee - genus Xylocopa. Note the mostly bare abdomen and very large eyes.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 9 March, 2014 - 7:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)
I believe you're correct. I noted the large eyes and near hairless abdomen, but the color of the wings was throwing me. Lighting in photos will sometimes mislead you though. I've identified Xylocopa virginica bees in our flower garden before. Thanks
… Bob Metzler, 9 March, 2014 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

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