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Southern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa micans)
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Copyright © 2006
Sean McCann
Carpenter Bee? -
Xylocopa micans
Indrio Savannas, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
August 19, 2006
Did not seem to have any bluish iridescence on the abdomen.
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Contributed by
Sean McCann
on 19 August, 2006 - 11:00am
Old timer female - X. micans
When at a very late age, these insects tend to loose their bluish iridescence, on the body cuticle but also on the wing membranes, which become more amber and transparent than in young individuals.
Venation is definitely that of a Carpenter bee, clearly visible on left forewing.
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Richard Vernier
, 19 August, 2006 - 11:43am
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Thanks! I was thrown off by the matte cuticle.
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Sean McCann
, 19 August, 2006 - 11:55am
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