Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex
Description:
Thanks to John Ascher over at bugguide for the ID.This is the first time I have see a carpenter bee at the front end of the flower, normally they punch a hole in the base of the tube to steal nectar.
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- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Hexapoda (hexapods)
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- Pterygota (winged insects)
- Neoptera (neopteran)
- Endopterygota (endopterygotes)
- Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, and ants)
- Apocrita (wasp)
- Aculeata
- Apoidea (bees & apoid Wasps)
- Anthophila (bee)
- Apidae (honeybees, bumblebees, and relatives)
- Xylocopinae (carpenter bee)
- Xylocopini (large carpenter bee)
- Xylocopa (Carpenter Bees)
- Xylocopa tabaniformis (Horsefly-like Carpenter Bee)
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