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Carpenter bees or borer bees

Xylocopa violacea

Spotting Image 1

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Ashish
Ashish 11 years ago
Eurasian Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa violacea Xylocopa violacea


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21 Comments

Nilesh Sutar
Nilesh Sutar 11 years ago

thanks

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Awesome colors and fantastic spotting..!!!

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Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Mostly Xylocopa aestuans is Binomial ID.

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Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylocopa

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Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

This is Genus of Indian Carpenter bee.

Nilesh Sutar
Nilesh Sutar 11 years ago

thanks i will do it

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CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 11 years ago

Hi Nilesh, I really like this spotting but it's not a Fly so please remove from the Flies! mission. I look forward to seeing your Fly submissions!

Nilesh Sutar
Nilesh Sutar 11 years ago

thanks

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

WOW! Fantastic!

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Espectacular muy bello buena toma

NeoWang
NeoWang 11 years ago

I think I saw it this afternoon too.

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alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Echoing Jeanette Lovely!

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Lovely :)

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Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Wonderful shot!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Beautiful!

adithyabhat
adithyabhat 11 years ago

I have been running behind them to get a shot like this.. Its quite tough i must say..Good job!

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 11 years ago

Great shot!

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KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Carpenter bee Xylocopa sp. http://www.flickr.com/photos/29697818@N0...

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 11 years ago

Amazing

Patricia Lamarca
Patricia Lamarca 11 years ago

wow

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KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Beautiful Nilesh!
I have moved this to arthropods for you.

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Nilesh Sutar
Spotted by
Nilesh Sutar

Goa, India

Spotted on May 26, 2008
Submitted on Apr 29, 2012

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