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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Jun 09, 2007

I looked under Bumble Bee but only found 3 in the DG files... have to be more than that.. are several kinds just here in So Cal. Here's one... any ideas?

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Magpye NW Qtr, AR(Zone 6a) Jun 09, 2007

'Howdy' palmbob ..

The DG BugFiles are a work in progress .. for it's being 'built up' and added to, practically daily.

Yours .. mite possibly 'bee' one of several carpenter bee species. Incidentally, there are some sub-species also ..

Check this feller > http://bugguide.net/node/view/91714

And, this one .. may indeed be a cali-valley gal/guy (hee) > http://bugguide.net/node/view/51316/bgimage

California Carpenter Bee » Xylocopa californica diamesa > http://bugguide.net/node/view/107559/bgimage

Here's some more to give ya a good start .. (give the pages ample time to 'load')
black bumble bees > http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=black+Bumble+bee
black carpenter bees > http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=black+carpenter+bee

Also - many times, the particular flower of which they visit, may can offer some xcellent leads to their ID.

Well, I'll bee! (lol) I've jes found that a couply bee-bugs that I've been calling bumblers (bumble bees) - haint bumblers, afterall. They're actually a larger specie/s of the carpenter bee/s.

- Magpye

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Jun 09, 2007

sure does look more like a carpenter bee than a bumble bee... didn't notice any bee construction going on nearby... guess I'll have to look harder.

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