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Xylocopa varipuncta (Valley carpenter bee)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Valley Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa varipuncta, is one of three species of carpenter bee found from western New Mexico to southern California. Females are a metallic black while males are fuzzy and gold with green eyes. They are the largest bees found in California, growing to around 1 inch (2.5 cm) in length.
View Wikipedia Record: Xylocopa varipuncta

Prey / Diet

Cynara cardunculus (artichoke thistle)[1]
Salvia apiana (white sage)[1]

External References

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Citations

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♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0