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Hello,

I got a picture by e-mail from Uruguay with the question if it is possible to identify the bee or bumble bee.
Anyone able to help?

Thank a lot
Thomas

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Hi Thomas,

appearance/habitus let me think of being a Xylocopa sp. When searching for "Xylopa+uruguay", X. augusti shows up and might be a candidate.
But I don't know the South-American fauna at all, so it's just a guess! (The assocation with wood would also support being a Xylocopa.)

Best regards,

Marc