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Small Carpenter Bee

Allodapula Variegata

Description:

Small, black body with yellow markings and white hairs near end of thorax. Abdomen is a reddish brown colour with flattened, whitish hairs. Distinct long hairs on back legs.

Habitat:

Vegetation suitable for nesting in preferably lower altitudes. Excavates cavities in dry soft woody herbaceous plants.

Notes:

Usually not this far south west in the African cape.

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Michael Strydom
Spotted by
Michael Strydom

Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Nov 1, 2014
Submitted on Nov 1, 2014

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