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Chubby bumble bee Feeding on summer phlox nectar. Eastern Carpenter Bee,Xylocopa virginica Click/tap to enlarge

Chubby bumble bee

Feeding on summer phlox nectar.

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    Christine Young
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    *Re-identifying this as Xylocopa virginica. Posted 2 years ago

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The Eastern Carpenter Bee

The common eastern carpenter bee, "Xylocopa virginica", is the carpenter bee most often encountered in the eastern United States. It is often mistaken for a large bumblebee species, as they are similar in size and coloring.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Nov 10, 2015.