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Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae
Photo#483716
Copyright © 2011
Stanley
Large black bee on a Doctorbush flower -
Xylocopa tabaniformis
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Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA
November 18, 2009
Size: ca. 2.5 cm
The plant its on is Plumbago scandens.
Contributed by
Stanley
on 7 January, 2011 - 2:32pm
Last updated 3 September, 2011 - 9:23am
Xylocopa tabaniformis
Thanks John! I greatly appreciate it. Its flattish abdomen looked Carpenter beeish but I have never seen one with stripes. Cheers! Stanley
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Stanley
, 7 January, 2011 - 4:26pm
Moved
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John S. Ascher
, 7 January, 2011 - 4:06pm
Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae
female
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John S. Ascher
, 7 January, 2011 - 4:06pm