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j_b_burrell Cairo, Egypt Jul 08, 2008

If so which one? There love my Lantana Camara!

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j_b_burrell Cairo, Egypt Jul 08, 2008

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mwperry Brandon, MS(Zone 8a) Jul 08, 2008

Yes, it is a Large Carpenter Bee. They resemble bumble bees but lack hair on the abdomen.

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jul 09, 2008

It looks like an Eastern Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa virginica, but you are in Egypt so it will be a similar Xylocopa sp.

http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id402238/

By searching for 'Xylocopa Egypt' I have found links with a few species.

Xylocopa pubescens looks good, it's used as an agricultural pollinator in greenhouses.

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=Xylocopa%20pubescens%20&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

http://www.apidologie.org/index.php?option=article&access=doi&doi=10.1051/apido:2007036














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mwperry Brandon, MS(Zone 8a) Jul 09, 2008

Excellent ID, Wallaby1 !

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jul 09, 2008

:)

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j_b_burrell Cairo, Egypt Jul 10, 2008

I never cease being amazed at the expertise on this site. I'm so glad I joined. Thanks, wallaby, one of your links has helped me ID another unknown.

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