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Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) sp. (genus)
1 Carpenter Bee at Dampier Peninsula, WA
Identification history
| Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) sp. (genus) | 3 Mar 2023 | michaelb | ||
| Unidentified | 22 Feb 2023 | AaronClausen |
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MASSIVE BEE
4 comments
michael.batley wrote:
2 Mar 2023
It is a female Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) species. There are 6 species with females that all look like this.
AaronClausen wrote:
2 Mar 2023
Thanks a lot @michael.batley great to know. Saw a few of them, they were stunning.
Location information
- Coordinates 122.612095-16.772757
- Altitude 40.0m
- Places Dampier Peninsula, WA
Species information
- Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Carpenter Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Oct 2022 06:55 AM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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