Xylocopa valga is a species of carpenter bee common to: western, central and southern Europe, except for far northern latitudes; the Caucasus; Middle East; Central Asia; and Mongolia.[3] The species has become extinct in Latvia and Lithuania.[4]
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| Carpenter-bee (Xylocopa valga) foraging Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) flowers. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Xylocopa |
| Species: | X. valga
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| Binomial name | |
| Xylocopa valga Gerstaecker, 1872[2]
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Description
editThis solitary bee has a black and blue coloured body, 20–27 mm in length, and densely covered with purple hairs. The small wings also have a purple tint. The bee creates cavity nests by gnawing the wood in the trunks of dead trees and in old wooden structures. It inhabits both forests and urban areas.[3]
References
edit- ^ Terzo, M.; Nieto, A. (2013). "Xylocopa valga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13325229A13325391.
- ^ "Xylocopa valga Gerstaecker 1872". Fauna Europaea. 21 June 2004. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ a b Панфилов Д. В., Березин М. В. "ПЧЕЛА - ПЛОТНИК - Xylocopa valga Gerstaecker, 1872" (in Russian). Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ He, Chunling; Zhu, Chaodong (2020-07-09). Ovadia, Ofer (ed.). "Nesting and foraging behavior of Xylocopa valga in the Ejina Oasis, China". PLOS ONE. 15 (7): e0235769. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1535769H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0235769. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 7347186. PMID 32645055.