What is it?

MrBig46 · July 25, 2019

What is it? It buzzes like a bumblebee, it's black, big (about 3 cm) and pollinates me Fazoleus coccineus.
¨ Vladimír

arnorrian · July 25, 2019

Probably Xylocopa violacea (violet carpenter bee). Here it is on my luffa couple of years ago.

bower · July 26, 2019

I was going to guess a carpenter bee! Beautiful!!

July 25, 2019	#2
arnorrian Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2019 Location: Serbia Posts: 199	Probably Xylocopa violacea (violet carpenter bee). Here it is on my luffa couple of years ago.

July 26, 2019	#3
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	I was going to guess a carpenter bee! Beautiful!!