Xylocopa valga

Xylocopa valga
	Carpenter-bee (Xylocopa valga) foraging Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) flowers.
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Xylocopa
Species:	X. valga
Binomial name
	Xylocopa valga; Gerstaecker, 1872

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]

Description

This 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

^ 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.

[iucn-1] Terzo, M.; Nieto, A. (2013). "Xylocopa valga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13325229A13325391.

[2] "Xylocopa valga Gerstaecker 1872". Fauna Europaea. 21 June 2004. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2012.

[RussianRedBook-3] Панфилов Д. В., Березин М. В. "ПЧЕЛА - ПЛОТНИК - Xylocopa valga Gerstaecker, 1872" (in Russian). Retrieved 2012-01-14.

[4] 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.

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