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big black bee - Xylocopa californica
Copyright © 2007 Robin McLeod

big black bee - Xylocopa californica
Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, Clark County, Nevada, USA
June 23, 2007
Size: 15-20 mm
visiting milkweed
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 4 August, 2007 - 2:12pm
Last updated 4 March, 2014 - 12:24am

Moved
Moved from Large Carpenter Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 4 March, 2014 - 12:24am

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 October, 2007 - 3:47pm

Carpenter bee? I think so.
However, I have no idea what's in NV.
… Ron Hemberger, 4 August, 2007 - 8:58pm

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