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Violet Carpenter bee

Xylocopa violacea

Description:

Violet carpenter Bees hibernate overwinter and they emerge in the spring, usually around April or May. Hibernation is undertaken by the adults in wood where there are abandoned nest tunnels.has blue-whitish eyes and violet -dark blue coloration over the wings.

Habitat:

Found on flower

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1 Comment

AmolPandit
AmolPandit 8 years ago

Thanks Brett..for ID

AmolPandit
Spotted by
AmolPandit

Vasai-Virar, Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Mar 8, 2016
Submitted on Mar 11, 2016

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