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Hymenoptera / Apidae
Hymenoptera Apidae
Violet
About 1.5 - 2 inches long and wings are slightly purple. It has a black velvety ...
Unfortunately dead specimen, found it in the forest.
It feeds on nectar from flowers of Wisteria sinensis.
It's about 4/5 cm, similar to a hornet, but all black
Commonly called Bhavra (Hindi) or Bhunga (marathi)
mountain meadow, 1500 m/asl
Grosses hummelartiges Insekt mit blau schimmernden Flügeln.
Xylocopa violacea, the violet
I spotted this insect in Agriosykia region, near Xi beach, Paliki, Cephalonia ...
Big solitary black bee with
tree trunk to lay the eggs that's why its name is
Large solitary bee with black body and ...
Male - look closely at the antennae, there are two segments near the tip which ...
Xylocopa violacea, the violet
It is one of the largest bees in Europe. ...
members of the genus Xylocopa, it makes its nests in dead wood.
Xylocopa violacea, the violet
Xylocopa violacea, the violet