Broad-handed Carpenter Bee

One of the largest bees in the world it bores deep burrows in dead wood, including telegraph poles and house rafters, but is an important pollinator of passion fruit crops

Common Name: Broad-handed or Tropical Carpenter Bee

Latin Name: Xylocopa latipes

Country: Malaysia

Location: Deramakot Wildlife Reserve, Sabah

Taken: 23/05/2023

Categories: Hymenoptera, Insects

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