Newly eclosed female Valley Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa sonorina -
concord, contra costa County, California, USA April 10, 2015
Is this a newly eclosed bee? It was shiny and the wings very healthy. Pic 2 shows it trying to take off. It did fly around and climb up a little.then rested. It is not very warm today. Tomorrow is hot and hopefully it will fly off.