Size: 20-25 mm
Identification: Typical large carpenter bee, all black with some bluish/greenish reflections. Male has some lighter markings on pronotum, abdominal segment 1. Compare other Carpenter bees in range, such as X. varipuncta.
Range: Utah, Nevada, California, north to Oregon, south into Mexico.
Habitat: Forests and nearby meadows
Season: Adults fly in late summer
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