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Apidae, Southern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa micans) - Xylocopa micans - male

Apidae, Southern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa micans) - Xylocopa micans - Male
Skidaway Island, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
April 3, 2014
This very distinctive bumble bee type really stood out amongst the other bees nectaring upon flowers of Rue (Ruta graveolens. This male had very distinct greenish eyes, a purplish/greenish/black abdomen and a very noticeable large white patch(grouping) of hairs on the middle leg,the tibia area (?). The identity, I believe, is a male Southern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa micans). Request confirmation or correction.

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