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Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa caffra

Description:

3 cm - carpenter bee type distinctive yellow on body

Habitat:

Found amongst local fynbos on the Cape Peninsula

Notes:

followed it to its nest in a pole marking the walkway on the mountain - last image

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Carpenter bee
Xylocopa caffra Xylocopa caffra, female PaDIL image


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2 Comments

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

thank you Johan and Juan!

Smith Zoo
Spotted by
Smith Zoo

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Sep 24, 2012
Submitted on Sep 26, 2012

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