Violet carpenter bee

Xylocopa violacea
Bees (Apidae)

The wings have a blue glow (♂)
Violet carpenter beeon RikenMon's Nature-Guide

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Large black bee with shiny blue-purple wings. Resembles a large bumblebee due to its dark colour. The ♂ has some small red rings at the end of its antennae.

Lives solitary, the ♀ digs tunnels in soft dead wood to lay eggs. The ♀ can sting but only does so when threatened. In spring it likes to be around wisteria.

⇔ l. 20-25 mm

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The XYLOCOPA genus has several similar members but in Europe, this one is the most common.

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