Xylocopa sonorina
| Valley carpenter bee | |
|---|---|
| Female Xylocopa sonorina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Xylocopa |
| Species: | X. sonorina |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylocopa sonorina Smith, 1874 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Xylocopa varipuncta Patton, 1879 | |
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.