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Carpenter bees are species in the genus Xylocopa of the subfamily Xylocopinae.The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. [1] The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant material such as dead wood or bamboo.
Xylocopa caerulea is a relatively large species, reaching an average size of 23 millimetres (0.91 in). The thorax region of these insects are covered with light blue hairs, giving it a striking blue color. The sides of the abdomen and first abdominal segments are also covered by a similar, albeit finer and thinner coat of blue hairs.
Xylocopa latipes, the broad-handed carpenter bee, [1] is a species of carpenter bee widely dispersed throughout Southeast Asia. This bee inhabits forests and constructs nests by burrowing into wood. It often makes long deep tunnels in wooden rafters, fallen trees, telephone poles, etc., but is not found in living trees. [2]
How to identify carpenter bees? Carpenter bees sometimes are mistaken for bumble bees, which have a similar appearance. A carpenter bee is about ¾ to 1-inch long and nest in excavated tunnels in ...
Xylocopa sonorina, the valley carpenter bee or Hawaiian carpenter bee, [2] is a species of carpenter bee found from western Texas to northern California, [3] and the eastern Pacific islands. [4] Females are black while males are golden-brown with green eyes.
The California carpenter bee or Western carpenter bee, Xylocopa californica, is a species of carpenter bee in the order Hymenoptera, and it is native to western North America. [ 1 ] Distribution
The primary difference in the appearances of a bumblebee and X. virginica is the conspicuously shining black abdomen.. X. virginica belongs to the genus Xylocopa, which consists of over 400 species worldwide, [7] in the subgenus Xylocopoides, which contains only five New World species, including Xylocopa californica, which also occurs in the U.S.
Xylocopini - carpenter bees Ceratina sp. The subfamily Xylocopinae (family Apidae) occurs worldwide, and includes the large carpenter bees (tribe Xylocopini), the small carpenter bees (tribe Ceratinini), the allodapine bees (tribe Allodapini ), and the relictual genus Manuelia (tribe Manueliini).