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carpenter bee

Xylocopa fenestrata

2 Species ID Suggestions

Violet Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa violacea Xylocopa violacea
MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago
Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa Carpenter bee


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4 Comments

lauret.thierry.5
lauret.thierry.5 11 years ago

thank you for your precious help !!

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Nice one. I agree with the genus, but I am a littel sceptic with the species level. Violacea is a European species, so La Réunion as an island might in my eyes be a little bit too far away, unless you have an unnatural introduction. So for this one, it might make sense to contact local people.

KrantiAzad
KrantiAzad 11 years ago
Olivia Chee
Olivia Chee 11 years ago

Lovely colour on the wings

lauret.thierry.5
Spotted by
lauret.thierry.5

Saint-Benoît, La Réunion, Reunion

Spotted on Mar 29, 2013
Submitted on Mar 29, 2013

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