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Busy Bees - Xylocopa sonorina - male - female

Busy Bees - Xylocopa sonorina - Male Female
Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA
April 7, 2012
I knew some insects are sexually dimorphic, and I had seen both of these "types" of bee for years, but I had never put 2 and 2 together until these two demonstrated the facts life to me.

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Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Xylocopa varipuncta
Info here.

Maybe the
Valley Carpenter Bee?

Dr. Ascher will be able to say for sure.

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