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Violet carpenter bee (Μέλισσα ξυλουργός)

Xylocopa violacea

Description:

Violet carpenter bees spotted while foraging on French marigolds (Tagetes patula) and four-o'clock flowers (Mirabilis jalapa), in a garden in Paltsi beach, South Pelion, Greece.

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Δήμος Νοτίου Πηλίου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

Spotted on Jul 28, 2014
Submitted on Jul 28, 2014

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