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Southern carpenter bee? - Xylocopa micans - male
Copyright © 2006 Graham Montgomery

Southern carpenter bee? - Xylocopa micans - Male
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
June 29, 2006
Size: 2 cm
Found injured on the ground. It couldn't fly.
Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 16 December, 2006 - 2:49pm
Last updated 2 January, 2007 - 8:23am

Xylocopa micans
male
… John S. Ascher, 16 December, 2006 - 11:10pm

maybe eastern?
That would be my guess.
… Bobby Grizzard, 16 December, 2006 - 6:40pm

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