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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) » California Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa californica) » Arizona Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa californica arizonensis)

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Copyright © 2015 Peter Colen

Stopped me in my tracks.. - Xylocopa californica -

Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 7, 2014
Size: Close to 2" long.

I took several pics of this wasp to get the light right. The insect did not move. I am surprised that I did not find this wasp on an image search. I would think that it made this hole in the bench as a nest.

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Contributed by Peter Colen on 23 July, 2015 - 6:12pm
Last updated 17 May, 2022 - 7:58am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… John S. Ascher, 23 July, 2015 - 8:20pm

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Female

Peter, she looks somewhat like a large Carpenter Bee in the genus Xylocopa, but I'm not exactly sure and she looks to be a little bit too blue and very shiny too. Anyway, here is an example of the southern version of the genus, Xylocopa micans, from Florida:

OK, here is an Arizona Version, Xylocopa californica:

Others should have a much better idea of who she is.
Good Luck!

… Bob Biagi, 23 July, 2015 - 7:05pm

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Don't recognize. Please correct state.

Sorry, I don't recognize the insect.
Could you correct the state? It reads "New York". Also, can you remove the "AZ" from the City field or the County field.

… Peter Edelman, 23 July, 2015 - 6:32pm

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My first submission.

My first submission.

… Peter Colen, 23 July, 2015 - 6:37pm

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In that case: Welcome to Bugguide!

You photo is pretty good. I expect someone will recognize the specimen.

I'm sorry if I criticized too harshly. Bugguide enters its images and associated information into a searchable database. Thus it's best to make such information as accurate and consistent as possible.

… Peter Edelman, 23 July, 2015 - 6:44pm

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NP

NP

… Peter Colen, 23 July, 2015 - 7:12pm

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