Summary ²

Xylocopa violacea, the violet carpenter bee, is the common European species of carpenter bee, and one of the largest bees in Europe. It is also native to Asia.

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1. (c) Javier Díaz Barrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/11527886@N00/5591625774
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylocopa_violacea

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