Thread subject: Diptera.info :: black bee in the Pyrenees (Torla, near Ordesa)

Posted by Elizabeth Anisclo 2 on 16-05-2019 21:22
#1
Someone any idea of the family or species of this black bee?
Edited by Elizabeth Anisclo 2 on 16-05-2019 21:28

Posted by piros on 16-05-2019 22:36
#2
Xylocopa sp. Possibly X. iris?
Greetings.
Henrik
Edited by piros on 16-05-2019 22:38

Posted by Elizabeth Anisclo 2 on 17-05-2019 16:45
#3
Can it be Xylocopa violacea or Xylocopa valga?
Elizabeth Anisclo
Edited by Elizabeth Anisclo 2 on 17-05-2019 16:46

Posted by Elizabeth Anisclo 2 on 17-05-2019 16:47
#4
I posted two other photos from different views
Edited by Elizabeth Anisclo 2 on 17-05-2019 16:47

Posted by Marc T on 19-05-2019 06:02
#5
Hi Elizabeth,

it's a Xylocopa sp., ID to species is usually not possible on pic.

BR, Marc