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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Carpenter and Small carpenter Bees (Xylocopinae) » Large Carpenter Bees (Xylocopa) » Subgenus Xylocopoides (Xylocopa Subgenus Xylocopoides) » Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) » Xylocopa virginica virginica
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What Kind of Bee is this? - Xylocopa virginica
Copyright © 2019 Bay53

What Kind of Bee is this? - Xylocopa virginica
Athens, Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, USA
February 18, 2019
I found this Bee sitting on the flowers shown in february and thought it was a very odd time of year to see it. It was also extremely large for a honey bee, and I have not been able to identify it yet.
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Contributed by Bay53 on 21 February, 2019 - 10:55am
Last updated 22 April, 2019 - 2:00am

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John S. Ascher, 22 April, 2019 - 2:00am login or register to post comments

carpenter bee
My vote is for male Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica). Compare here:


Bombus griseocollis would have yellow or brown on the second abdominal segment, whereas your bee has only black.
… Molly Jacobson, 22 February, 2019 - 11:44pm login or register to post comments

Prehaps male Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis. Might also be a male carpenter bee, but would need to see the front of his face to be able to distinguish between the two.
… Iris, 22 February, 2019 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

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