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bee, big, blue-eyed - Xylocopa tabaniformis - male
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bee, big, blue-eyed - Xylocopa tabaniformis - Male
Highland Haven, Burnet County, Texas, USA
July 4, 2014
This bee was quite big and had great blue eyes. Many thanks for telling me which kind it is....Denise K.

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bee, big, blue-eyed - Xylocopa tabaniformis - male bee, big, blue-eyed - Xylocopa tabaniformis - male bee, big, blue-eyed - Xylocopa tabaniformis - male
Contributed by nature4me on 5 July, 2014 - 6:37am
Last updated 30 March, 2021 - 7:35pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 5 July, 2014 - 8:08am

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