SPECIES Xylocopa confusa Female
ORIGIN Indonesia
FRAME 14.5x14.5xD5cm Made from recycled products.
DESCRIPTION AKA Carpenter Bee. Great coloured bee - shiney black body with golden coloured patch on the thorax. The wings have a purple / green / blue metallic shine when angled against the light. Note this bee is approximately 22mm in length with a wingspan of approximately 40mm. The male of this species is a dull brown.
We also frame this blue bee together with the yellow thorax bee BDXC
Family Apidae
Sub family Xylocopinae
Tribe Xylocopini
Genus Xylocopa
Binominal Name Xylocopa confusa
Pérez, 1901
