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Xylocopa cantabrita
Carpenter bee in the Anthophoridae family. It measures 14-19 mm, it is brown coloured and its wings lack metallic reflections. Adults fly from April to June, feeding on labiated and legumes (Lavandula latifolia, Asphodelus ramosus, Lonicera arborea, Salvia sp.), usually in at warm places. They build their nests in burrows in dead wood, usually hollow trees and old beams.
Western Mediterranean: South France, Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Spotted on Asphodelus sp., at an evergreen oak forest
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/800 sec.; f/14; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. No Flash
Spotted on May 6, 2014
Submitted on Jun 17, 2014
7 Comments
Thanks Mark!
Excellent photos Arlanda!!
Finally identified as Xylocopa cantabrita, in the Anthophoridae family
En todo caso parece que está disfrutando. :))
:-) como de que..ahora o nunca! :-)
Ya te digo, ojos de "flipao"
Que ojos mas bonitos tiene el macho :-)