Species
Xylocopa sonorina (Valley carpenter bee)
Xylocopa sonorina. Photo: (c) stonebird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Xylocopa sonorina, the valley carpenter bee or Hawaiian carpenter bee, is a species of carpenter bee found from western Texas to northern California, and the eastern Pacific islands. Females are black while males are golden-brown with green eyes.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
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Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
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Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
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Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
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Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
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Family: Apidae (Honey bees, bumble bees, and allies)
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Subfamily: Xylocopinae (Carpenter bees)
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Tribe: Xylocopini (Large carpenter bees)
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Genus: Xylocopa (Large carpenter bees)
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Subgenus: Neoxylocopa
- Species: Xylocopa sonorina (Valley carpenter bee)
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Subgenus: Neoxylocopa
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Genus: Xylocopa (Large carpenter bees)
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Tribe: Xylocopini (Large carpenter bees)
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Subfamily: Xylocopinae (Carpenter bees)
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Family: Apidae (Honey bees, bumble bees, and allies)
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Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
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Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
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Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
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Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
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Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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