Summary description from Wikipedia:

Xylocopa californica in languages:

English

Western Carpenter Bee

English

Western Carpenter

English

California Carpenter Bee

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Parent Taxon

• Xylocopa

Sibling Taxa

• Xylocopa californica
• Xylocopa cyanea
• Xylocopa pallidiscopa
• Xylocopa tenuata
• Xylocopa virginica

Child Taxa

• Xylocopa californica arizonensis
• Xylocopa californica californica
• Xylocopa californica diamesa

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