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Xylocopa virginica virginica
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Copyright © 2007
Andy Jordan
Carpenter Bee -
Xylocopa virginica
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Magnolia, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
July 14, 2007
micans or virginica? how do you differenciate ?
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Contributed by
Andy Jordan
on 20 July, 2007 - 7:35am
Last updated 4 June, 2014 - 1:23am
Moved
Moved from
Eastern Carpenter Bee
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John S. Ascher
, 4 June, 2014 - 1:23am
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Wet.
This girl is having a bad hair day:-) X. virginica is as you see here. X. micans, if I recall correctly, is almost entirely black (females), and metallic green with rust-colored hair (males). Please see existing images of both species in the guide pages.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 20 July, 2007 - 1:56pm
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virginica
female
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John S. Ascher
, 20 July, 2007 - 10:38am
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