| Re: Mediteranian Bee sighting in the uk
This will almost certainly be X. violacea (which is well known in Normandy). However, all sightings are of interest to hymenopterists both here and in France. I shall pass on this information to the "Apodea Gallica" group who will be grateful.
Adult Xylocopa (both sexes) overwinter, and so the boring may be used as a hibernaculum over the winter, and very probably as a nest next year. |