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unidentified species likely adventive in Florida (Xylocopa unidentified species likely adventive in Florida)
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John Lampkin
Xylocopa varipuncta in Florida -
Xylocopa
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Fred and Idah Schultz Preserve, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
November 14, 2017
Apparently, this is the first report to BugGuide of an individual east of Texas.
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Contributed by
John Lampkin
on 15 November, 2017 - 5:18pm
Last updated 14 March, 2018 - 12:17am
Tampa records.
Here is a record from Tampa, 2/21/2013:
https://www.whatsthatbug.com/2013/02/23/male-carpenter-bee-from-florida/?fbclid=IwAR2XktdeqsW81foJ0sQA9NQ5kEVJsZ7hQ9Iv3Nf4-B208qKdgjuedFFMYJc
And there are two records in a Facebook group called Florida Entomology from 6/25/2018 and 3/14/2019.
Looks like it may be established in Hillsborough County.
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Jeff Hole
, 14 March, 2019 - 12:07pm
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Thanks Jeff, and here...
...is another one from 2016 that I just posted on behalf of JoAnn Hoffman:
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John Lampkin
, 20 March, 2019 - 9:54pm
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Moved
Moved from
Subgenus Neoxylocopa
.
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John S. Ascher
, 14 March, 2018 - 12:17am
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Moved
Moved from
Valley Carpenter Bee
.
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John S. Ascher
, 11 December, 2017 - 6:17am
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Should not be there
How was ID and locality confirmed?
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John S. Ascher
, 11 December, 2017 - 6:17am
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Thank you for the adjustment
The bee was seen by three observers during a survey at the Schulz Preserve where I shot the photos. The preserve is adjacent to a commercial dock where commercial fertilizer industry barges regularly transverse the gulf with shipments of sulphur from Texas. Possibly this was a hitchhiker. I sent these images to three other knowledgeable folks who thought I was placing it properly, and I reviewed images on BG and elsewhere before posting. Overlooked was the possibility of Xylocopa mexicanorum.
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John Lampkin
, 11 December, 2017 - 1:13pm
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We cannot assume it is X. varipuncta
Species ID must be made with care!
In any event it is a significant new record for Florida.
Would be good to collect multiple specimens of both sexes for critical study.
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John S. Ascher
, 14 March, 2018 - 12:18am
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