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a very pretty bee - Xylocopa tabaniformis
Copyright © 2018 Arabella Dane

a very pretty bee - Xylocopa tabaniformis
Mission, lower Rio Grande County, Texas, USA
thank you!

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a very pretty bee - Xylocopa tabaniformis a very pretty bee - Xylocopa tabaniformis
Contributed by Arabella Dane on 11 November, 2018 - 2:04pm
Last updated 12 November, 2018 - 9:05am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 12 November, 2018 - 8:50am

Sighting date is missing
Please select "edit" and fill in the date field, thanks!

This is a Horsefly-like Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae. (TX)
… Bob Biagi, 11 November, 2018 - 8:36pm

 
thanking you!
he-she is lovely none the less... i need to figure out what he-she does for a living... pollinator or freeloader?? how do i know if he-she is male or female??
… Arabella Dane, 12 November, 2018 - 5:45am

 
Sighting date is missing
Why didn't you fix the sighting date?

We can't count the antennae segments in these images. So, we need to look for some other features, if visible.
The males have a white face and bigger eyes: The females have thicker hairs on the hind legs: They stand out better, when they are packed with pollen. I think that your's is probably a female.
… Bob Biagi, 12 November, 2018 - 8:48am

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