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Mesotrichia
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Mesotrichia

Carpenter bees are species in the genus Xylocopa of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees 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, which dig nesting tunnels in suitable soil.

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11 branches of this group, most-observed first

Big Red Large Carpenter Bee

speciesXylocopa flavorufa

Orange-headed Carpenter

speciesXylocopa mixta

Xylocopa torrida

speciesXylocopa torrida

Xylocopa chapini

speciesXylocopa chapini

Xylocopa fervens

speciesXylocopa fervens

Xylocopa subcombusta

speciesXylocopa subcombusta

Xylocopa ignescens

speciesXylocopa ignescens

Xylocopa perpunctata

speciesXylocopa perpunctata

Xylocopa combusta

speciesXylocopa combusta

Xylocopa yunnanensis

speciesXylocopa yunnanensis

Xylocopa lautipennis

speciesXylocopa lautipennis

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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 571245.