Rank Species | Genus Carpenter bee Order Hymenopterans | |
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Similar Carpenter bee, Xylocopa nasalis, Hymenopterans, Xylocopa africana, Xylocopa sulcatipes | ||
Xylocopa aestuans 21feb2017
Xylocopa aestuans, or Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aestuans, is a species of carpenter bee. It is widely distributed in Southeast Asia, India and Southern China and few parts of Europe.
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it is a large bee about more than 20mm long. It can easily be confused with Xylocopa confusa, but the two species can be identified by color variations.
Xylocopa aestuans male 28oct2016a
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