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Beautiful wings Just a picture of a carpenter bee's wing. I love the colour and shimmer of them in the sun. Unfortunately this specimen was dead when I took the picture (possibly old age). It interested me to see how damaged the wings are of Bees but I suppose with them flying around all say and coming in/out of wooden nests, they are bound to catch the wings on things - such as I've seen on butterflies too. Geotagged,Greece,Summer,Violet carpenter bee,Xylocopa violacea Click/tap to enlarge

Beautiful wings

Just a picture of a carpenter bee's wing. I love the colour and shimmer of them in the sun. Unfortunately this specimen was dead when I took the picture (possibly old age). It interested me to see how damaged the wings are of Bees but I suppose with them flying around all say and coming in/out of wooden nests, they are bound to catch the wings on things - such as I've seen on butterflies too.

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The Violet carpenter bee

"Xylocopa violacea", the violet carpenter bee, is the common European species of carpenter bee, and one of the largest bees in Europe. It is also native to Asia. Like most members of the genus "Xylocopa", it makes its nests in dead wood. It is not particularly aggressive, and will attack only if forced to.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Stuart
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By Stuart

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Uploaded Jul 16, 2016. Captured Jul 16, 2016 17:43 in Epar.Od. Magouladon-Afiona, Arillas Magouladon 490 81, Greece.
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  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO200
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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