Taxonomy
Xylocopa (Xylocopa) violacea | Violet Carpenter Bee
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Not evaluated - first recorded in 2007
Species Biology
Identification
- Distinctive large black bee with dark wings
- Expected to become more common in Ireland with changes in the climate
Habitat
Only Irish record is from Waterford City in 2007.
Flight period
July
Nesting biology
Cavity nesting (wood)
Flowers visited
Polylectic
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Europe
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2025
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References
Publications
Conservation status: FitzPatrick Ú., Murray T.E., Byrne A., Paxton
R.J., Brown M.J.F. (2006) Regional Red List of Irish Bees, Publ. Rep. to
National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) and Environment and Heritage
Service (N. Ireland). http://www.npws.ie/publications/red-lists
Flowers visited & World distribution: Westrich, P. (1989) Die Wildbienen
Baden-Württembergs. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, Germany.