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Carpenter bee, Holzbiene

Xylocopa iris, Hibiscus syriacus

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Field Notes

Description:

huge bee, about 6 cm long, black insect with a beautiful blue gleam
I just got these shots, while the bee was head down in the hibiscus flower gathering pollen

Habitat:

garden

Notes:

@ monkey mind

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)

Fantastic picture, you caught him red-handed. I love the generous dusting of pollen. Thank you for sharing.
it's the same genus, but I don't think is the same specie

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