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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) » California Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa californica) » Arizona Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa californica arizonensis)
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Bee - Xylocopa californica - male
Copyright © 2009 brian flaig

Bee - Xylocopa californica - Male
Red Rock Canyon NCA, Nevada, USA
April 22, 2009
Would never land on anything. I assume it's hunting, but that is just a guess. It's about an inch long.
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Contributed by brian flaig on 27 April, 2009 - 5:02pm
Last updated 2 December, 2010 - 5:10pm

Moved
Moved from California Carpenter Bee.
… John S. Ascher, 2 December, 2010 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Carpenter Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 19 November, 2009 - 9:56pm login or register to post comments

Moving to Carpenter Bees for now...
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… Ken Schneider, 1 June, 2009 - 12:50pm login or register to post comments

Patrolling
More likely patrolling its territory. It looks like a carpenter bee, but I don't know much about the ones in that area. Wait for an expert.
… Beatriz Moisset, 27 April, 2009 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Hmmmmm
Never occurred to me that it would be patrolling. Makes sense. Thanks
… brian flaig, 28 April, 2009 - 7:38am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, male.
Male carpenter bees do this behavior. Probably Xylocopa californica, as suggested by the metallic tint.
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 April, 2009 - 10:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for the info
… brian flaig, 28 April, 2009 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Yep
I've got a few flying around my yard right now. (Southern CA)
… Natalie Hernandez, 28 April, 2009 - 12:22pm login or register to post comments

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