Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Hymenoptera (Sawflies, wasps, ants, bees) ➔ Family Apidae (Honeybees, bumblebees, carpenter bees)

Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Große Holzbiene Violet Carpenter Bee

  • Xylocopa violacea, male 2126
    Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Große Holzbiene  Violet Carpenter Bee 
    Xylocopa violacea, male
    BG, Naturpark Zlatni Piassatzi; 2008-08-29 10:51:16
    Image number: 2126
    male
    BG, Naturpark Zlatni Piassatzi
    2008-08-29 10:51:16
  • Xylocopa violacea, male 2128
    Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Große Holzbiene  Violet Carpenter Bee 
    Xylocopa violacea, male
    BG, Naturpark Zlatni Piassatzi; 2008-08-29 10:52:04
    Image number: 2128
    male
    BG, Naturpark Zlatni Piassatzi
    2008-08-29 10:52:04
  • Xylocopa violacea, male 2127
    Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Große Holzbiene  Violet Carpenter Bee 
    Xylocopa violacea, male
    BG, Naturpark Zlatni Piassatzi; 2008-08-29 10:53:27
    Image number: 2127
    male
    BG, Naturpark Zlatni Piassatzi
    2008-08-29 10:53:27
  • Xylocopa violacea, male 8912
    Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Große Holzbiene  Violet Carpenter Bee 
    Xylocopa violacea, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-08-22 11:57:55
    Image number: 8912
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-08-22 11:57:55
  • Xylocopa violacea, male 8913
    Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Große Holzbiene  Violet Carpenter Bee 
    Xylocopa violacea, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-08-22 12:00:32
    Image number: 8913
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-08-22 12:00:32
  • Xylocopa violacea, male 8914
    Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Große Holzbiene  Violet Carpenter Bee 
    Xylocopa violacea, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-08-22 12:03:21
    Image number: 8914
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-08-22 12:03:21
  • Xylocopa violacea, male 8915
    Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Große Holzbiene  Violet Carpenter Bee 
    Xylocopa violacea, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-08-22 11:58:06
    Image number: 8915
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-08-22 11:58:06
  • Xylocopa violacea, male 8916
    Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Große Holzbiene  Violet Carpenter Bee 
    Xylocopa violacea, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-08-22 11:59:56
    Image number: 8916
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-08-22 11:59:56
  • Xylocopa violacea, male 8917
    Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Große Holzbiene  Violet Carpenter Bee 
    Xylocopa violacea, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-08-22 12:00:11
    Image number: 8917
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-08-22 12:00:11
  • Xylocopa violacea, male 8918
    Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Große Holzbiene  Violet Carpenter Bee 
    Xylocopa violacea, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-08-22 12:02:41
    Image number: 8918
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-08-22 12:02:41
  • Xylocopa violacea, male 8919
    Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Große Holzbiene  Violet Carpenter Bee 
    Xylocopa violacea, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-08-22 12:03:53
    Image number: 8919
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-08-22 12:03:53



References, further reading, links:
  1. Michael Chinery: Pareys Buch der Insekten: über 2000 Insekten Europas, Verlag Kosmos, 2004, 326 Seiten, ISBN 3440099695, 9783440099698.
  2. Christian Schmid-Egger, Dieter Doczkal: Xylocopa valga Gerstäcker, 1872 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) neu in Südwestdeutschland, AMPULEX 4|2012, 43-46.
  3. Salvatore Vicidomini (1996) Biology of Xylocopa violacea (Hymenoptera): In‐nest ethology, Italian Journal of Zoology, 63:3, 237-242, DOI: 10.1080/11250009609356139