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Carpenter bee

Xylocopa caffra

Description:

Female

Notes:

In my garden.

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2 Comments

Fanie
Fanie 10 years ago

Ingrid

Yes, it is called the Butterfly bush or Polygala fruticosa. It is native to South Africa and I took this photo in my garden. You can read more about the plant here: http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantnop/pol...

Ingrid3
Ingrid3 10 years ago

AWESOME! Do you know what flower species this is?

Fanie
Spotted by
Fanie

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Sep 22, 2013
Submitted on Sep 22, 2013

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