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Large Carpenter Bees
Xylocopa
Carpenter bees are species in the genus Xylocopa of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 species in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant material such as dead wood or bamboo. The main exceptions are species in the subgenus Proxylocopa; they dig nesting tunnels in suitable soil.
43 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Xylocopoides
subgenusXylocopoides
Xylocopa
subgenusXylocopa
Neoxylocopa
subgenusNeoxylocopa
Notoxylocopa
subgenusNotoxylocopa
Schonnherria
subgenusSchonnherria
Koptortosoma
subgenusKoptortosoma
Platynopoda
subgenusPlatynopoda
Maiella
subgenusMaiella
Biluna
subgenusBiluna
Alloxylocopa
subgenusAlloxylocopa
Megaxylocopa
subgenusMegaxylocopa
Zonohirsuta
subgenusZonohirsuta
Stenoxylocopa
subgenusStenoxylocopa
Lestis
subgenusLestis
Mesotrichia
subgenusMesotrichia
Ctenoxylocopa
subgenusCtenoxylocopa
Xylomelissa
subgenusXylomelissa
Rhysoxylocopa
subgenusRhysoxylocopa
Copoxyla
subgenusCopoxyla
Cyaneoderes
subgenusCyaneoderes
Bomboixylocopa
subgenusBomboixylocopa
Xenoxylocopa
subgenusXenoxylocopa
Nyctomelitta
subgenusNyctomelitta
Proxylocopa
subgenusProxylocopa
Nodula
subgenusNodula
Lieftinckella
subgenusLieftinckella
Dasyxylocopa
subgenusDasyxylocopa
Nanoxylocopa
subgenusNanoxylocopa
Gnathoxylocopa
subgenusGnathoxylocopa
Diaxylocopa
subgenusDiaxylocopa
Xylocopa steindachneri
speciesXylocopa steindachneri
Cirroxylocopa
subgenusCirroxylocopa
Hoploxylocopa
subgenusHoploxylocopa
Hoplitocopa
subgenusHoplitocopa
Monoxylocopa
subgenusMonoxylocopa
Prosopoxylocopa
subgenusProsopoxylocopa
Xylocopoda
subgenusXylocopoda
Xylocopsis
subgenusXylocopsis
Ioxylocopa
subgenusIoxylocopa
Xylocopa braunsi
speciesXylocopa braunsi
Xylocopina
subgenusXylocopina
Maaiana
subgenusMaaiana
Xylocospila
subgenusXylocospila
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51111.