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Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa caffra?

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Description:

Xylocopa

Habitat:

Garden / Roadside in Suburb.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 6 years ago
Carpenter bee
Xylocopa caffra Xylocopa caffra - Wikipedia


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7 Comments

Tania17
Tania17 6 years ago

WoW!

Anna Chapman
Anna Chapman 6 years ago

Thanks, I'll see if I can finding anything...

Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 6 years ago

I was wondering too - but there is maybe another species in Mediterranean looking like X. caffra??? Cheers

Anna Chapman
Anna Chapman 6 years ago

...I wonder what it's doing in Greece?

Anna Chapman
Anna Chapman 6 years ago

Thank you! And thanks for the ID...

Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 6 years ago

Looks like it... I would say Xylocopa caffra - except that X. caffra is an afro-tropical species ??? Great shots, by the way...

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Two, very beautiful, Bee photos....photo no. 1: is a very beautiful, portrait photo....this very beautiful Bee, has very beautiful eyes, very beautiful colors, very beautiful wings....etc....this is a remarkable photo, of a very beautiful Bee....photo no. 1: shows beauty and color....

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Anna Chapman
Spotted by
Anna Chapman

Αττική, Greece

Spotted on Mar 24, 2018
Submitted on Mar 24, 2018

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