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Female Valley Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa sonorina - female
Copyright © 2013 Ameet Zaveri

Female Valley Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa sonorina - Female
Pleasanton, Alameda County, California, USA
March 16, 2013
Size: ~ 20-25 mm
Not sharp photos but I did not see any photos of females from Northern California on bugguide. So it might be worth adding.

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Female Valley Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa sonorina - female Female Valley Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa sonorina - female
Contributed by Ameet Zaveri on 25 March, 2013 - 5:06pm
Last updated 27 March, 2013 - 2:12pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 27 March, 2013 - 2:12pm

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