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Tropical Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa latipes

Spotting Image 1

Description:

This bee inhabits forests in warm tropical climates and constructs nests by burrowing into wood. It often makes long deep tunnels in wooden rafters, fallen trees, telephone poles and the like, but is not found in living trees.

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

Spotted this in Gunung Gading national park.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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JordiPrats
JordiPrats 9 years ago
Tropical Carpenter bee
Xylocopa latipes Xylocopa latipes


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4 Comments

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Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 9 years ago

Thanks for the ID Jordi and thanks Marta and David.

JordiPrats
JordiPrats 9 years ago

I spotted some in Kuala Lumpur parks:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/934...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/284...
And also in Sabah:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/258...

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The MnMs
The MnMs 9 years ago

pretty

Davidbygott
Davidbygott 9 years ago

Carpenter bee - we had a very similar picture here about a month ago, from India, but I can't find it!

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Dan Doucette
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Dan Doucette

Malaysia

Spotted on Mar 7, 2014
Submitted on Nov 15, 2014

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