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Carpenter Bee

Xylocopinae

Photo by VivBraznell
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Description:

I was actually trying to photograph this flower when the bee landed on it. I love the colour of it's wings and all the pollen collecting on its back

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
VivBraznell
Well you've all lost me, so I hope I've got it right : ) Thank you all for the ident
RP Mainali
dear Trani, i want to know what about bombidae
Juan DiTrani
Hi R.p.Mainali. I´m a taxonomist and have been working with bees for more than ten years. Xilocopidae is not a family, it should be Xylocopinae, wich is a subfamily on Apidae.
KristalWatrous
Xylocopa used to be in the family Anthophoridae, but is now in subfamily Xylocopinae within the family Apidae.
RP Mainali
I think it is Xylocopa aestuans , some taxonomist placed it in apidae, but some on bombidae, so i get confused. so i need exact solution from taxonomist. In Nepal, it acts as good polllinator on many vegetable and found significantly during rainny season
KristalWatrous
This looks like a carpenter bee, genus Xylocopa. Beautiful photos!
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PublishedNovember 16, 2011

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