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Fairly large bee with black and pale yellow stripes backend - Xylocopa tabaniformis
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Fairly large bee with black and pale yellow stripes backend - Xylocopa tabaniformis
Highland Haven, Burnet County, Texas, USA
July 12, 2013
Size: 3/4" about
The backend of this bee was most striking. Many thanks for telling me what kind it is....Denise K.

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Fairly large bee with black and pale yellow stripes backend - Xylocopa tabaniformis Fairly large bee with black and pale yellow stripes backend - Xylocopa tabaniformis
Contributed by nature4me on 12 July, 2013 - 1:00pm
Last updated 13 July, 2013 - 12:10am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 13 July, 2013 - 12:10am

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