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Golden Bee - Xylocopa sonorina
Copyright © 2019 Craig Morgan

Golden Bee - Xylocopa sonorina
Long Beach, Los Angels County, California, USA
June 17, 2012
El Dorado Nature Center

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Golden Bee - Xylocopa sonorina Golden Bee - Xylocopa sonorina
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Contributed by Craig Morgan on 2 May, 2019 - 11:33pm
Last updated 4 May, 2019 - 12:11am

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… John S. Ascher, 4 May, 2019 - 12:11am login or register to post comments

X varipuncta
I think it's a male Valley Carpenter Bee- Xylocopa varipuncta. The females are metallic black.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylocopa_varipuncta
https://bugguide.net/node/view/13232
… S k y, 2 May, 2019 - 11:53pm login or register to post comments

 
They have been synonymized.
X. sonorina was X. varipuncta = X. brasilianorum varipuncta.
… Emile, 8 October, 2023 - 11:40am login or register to post comments

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