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Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa caffra?

Photo by Anna Chapman
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Field Notes

Description:

Xylocopa

Habitat:

Garden / Roadside in Suburb.

Species ID Suggestions

Carpenter bee

Xylocopa caffra

Reference Link
Zlatan Celebic
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Comments (7)
Anna Chapman
Thanks, I'll see if I can finding anything...
Zlatan Celebic
I was wondering too - but there is maybe another species in Mediterranean looking like X. caffra??? Cheers
Zlatan Celebic
Looks like it... I would say Xylocopa caffra - except that X. caffra is an afro-tropical species ??? Great shots, by the way...
maplemoth662
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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PublishedMarch 24, 2018

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