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Carpenter bee? - Xylocopa virginica - male
Copyright © 2016 cgritzmaker

Carpenter bee? - Xylocopa virginica - Male
Maypearl, Ellis County, Texas, USA
May 5, 2016
I thought this was an Eastern Carpenter Bee, but now not so sure. The same size, and patrolling the garden area. He kept buzzing me as I was trying to photograph him. Never lit, and the photos are not sharp.

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Carpenter bee? - Xylocopa virginica - male Carpenter bee? - Xylocopa virginica - male Carpenter bee? - Xylocopa virginica - male
Contributed by cgritzmaker on 6 May, 2016 - 1:50pm
Last updated 9 January, 2018 - 3:46am

Moved
Moved from Eastern Carpenter Bee.
… John S. Ascher, 9 January, 2018 - 3:46am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 6 May, 2016 - 7:00pm

 
Ah, I was right the first tim
Ah, I was right the first time. Thanks so much for the confirmation!
… cgritzmaker, 6 May, 2016 - 7:17pm

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