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

Posted by Elizabeth Anisclo 2 on 16-05-2019 22:22
#1

Someone any idea of the family or species of this black bee?

Edited by Elizabeth Anisclo 2 on 16-05-2019 22:28

Posted by piros on 16-05-2019 23:36
#2

Xylocopa sp. Possibly X. iris?
Greetings.
Henrik

Edited by piros on 16-05-2019 23:38

Posted by Elizabeth Anisclo 2 on 17-05-2019 17:45
#3

Can it be Xylocopa violacea or Xylocopa valga?
Elizabeth Anisclo

Edited by Elizabeth Anisclo 2 on 17-05-2019 17:46

Posted by Elizabeth Anisclo 2 on 17-05-2019 17:47
#4

I posted two other photos from different views

Edited by Elizabeth Anisclo 2 on 17-05-2019 17:47

Posted by Marc T on 19-05-2019 07:02
#5

Hi Elizabeth,

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

BR, Marc