#3621 · 🐝 bees, wasps & ants

Violet Carpenter Bee

🇳🇱 Blauwzwarte houtbij ·Xylocopa violacea

🐝 Bees, wasps & ants 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Francis Forlivesi · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Σάββας Ζαφειρίου (Savvas Zafeiriou) · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Thomas Bresson · CC BY 4.0
4. © Javier Díaz Barrera · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
5. © arpad_thoma · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © carles · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Mario Bassini · CC BY 4.0
8. © amazone7 · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © benoitteyssendier · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. © Aurea&Ramon · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

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.

base stats

NL sightings 8iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 21,855iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).