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fly, big, dark blue - Xylocopa californica - female
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fly, big, dark blue - Xylocopa californica - Female
between Sedona and Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
April 22, 2016
Just wondering which species this large blue-eyed fly might be...they seemed to really like the Antelope Horns. Many thanks for your time and help...Denise K.

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fly, big, dark blue - Xylocopa californica - female fly, big, dark blue - Xylocopa californica - female fly, big, dark blue - Xylocopa californica - male
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Contributed by nature4me on 13 February, 2017 - 12:56pm
Last updated 2 June, 2022 - 11:01am

Female
The first two shots are showing a female with a wide eye-gap and pollen-collecting hairs on the hind legs. = ♀
The third shot is obviously a male with a much shorter eye-gap. = ♂
Fully developed = Adult
… Bob Biagi, 2 June, 2022 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 13 February, 2017 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

Bee
A bee, not a fly. Compare Xylocopa californica (a large, black bee with little hair and dark wings).
… John F. Carr, 13 February, 2017 - 1:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah-ah...so it's a Xylocopa ca
Ah-ah...so it's a Xylocopa californica arizonensis ?
… nature4me, 13 February, 2017 - 2:46pm login or register to post comments

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