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Xylocopa virginica is a robust carpenter bee native to eastern North America. This species is distinguished by its habit of constructing elaborate, cylindrical nests within decaying wood, primarily dead trees and branches. The bee’s precise tunnel-making ability makes it valuable for ecological stud...

Xylocopa grisescens is a large carpenter bee described by Lepeletier in 1841, widespread in Brazil and an important pollinator in the Caatinga.

Xylocopa tenuiscapa is a species of large carpenter bee native to South and Southeast Asia. Like other solitary bees, it does not form colonies or hives; instead, female bees excavate nesting tunnels in dead wood or timber. They are robust insects known for their black bodies and play a crucial ecol...

Xylocopa nasalis is a species of large carpenter bee belonging to the family Apidae. First described by the English entomologist John O. Westwood in 1838, the insect is native to regions of South Asia. Like other members of its genus, it is a solitary species that nests by boring into dead wood or s...

Xylocopa tranquebarorum, commonly referred to as the bamboo carpenter bee, is a large solitary bee species belonging to the family Apidae. Native to regions across Asia, its geographical distribution extends from India and southern China through to Taiwan. As its common name suggests, the bee is dis...

Xylocopa sonorina, commonly called the valley carpenter bee or Sonoran carpenter bee, is a large carpenter bee first described by Frederick Smith in 1874. Females excavate nesting tunnels in wood, while males and females differ visibly in coloration. The species occurs in parts of western North Amer...

Anthophora furcata is a species of solitary bee found across Eurasia, originally described by the entomologist Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer in 1798. Unlike many other species in its genus that dig nests in soil, this bee is unusual because it excavates its nesting tunnels in decaying or dead wood. It...

Xylocopa dissimilis is an Asian carpenter-bee name now generally treated as a synonym of Xylocopa nasalis, a species described by Westwood in 1838.

Xylocopa fenestrata is a species of carpenter bee in the family Apidae, described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798 and recorded in South Asia. Like other carpenter bees, it excavates nesting tunnels in wood rather than consuming the wood as food, and females provision brood cells with pollen and...

Xylocopa olivieri is a species of large carpenter bee belonging to the family Apidae. Originally described by Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier in 1841, the insect is native to the Mediterranean basin and ranges across southeastern Europe into parts of Asia. Like other members of its genus, it is a so...

Xylocopa aestuans, commonly known as the tropical carpenter bee, is a large solitary bee species native to the Indo-Malayan and Australasian regions. The species exhibits notable sexual dimorphism, with females typically possessing completely black bodies while males display distinctive yellowish or...

Xylocopa iris is a species of large carpenter bee belonging to the genus Xylocopa, found primarily in Southeast Asia. Unlike many other carpenter bees that strictly bore into solid timber, this species is known for nesting in structural wooden beams and the hollow stems of plants. The bee plays a si...

Xylocopa californica, commonly known as the California carpenter bee, is a large insect species native to the western regions of the United States. Females of the species are recognized by their shiny, metallic black or blue-black abdomens, while males possess yellow or brown hairs. They are solitar...

Described by Spinola in 1838, Xylocopa pubescens is a species of carpenter bee native to the Middle East and parts of the Mediterranean. The species exhibits distinct sexual color dimorphism, with males and females displaying markedly different appearances. Females are generally dark and uniformly c...

Xylocopa micans, commonly referred to as the southern carpenter bee, is a large insect native to the United States, predominantly found in the southeastern regions. Originally described by Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier in 1841, the species is an important pollinator for various open-faced flowers....

The Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee is distinguished by its habit of nesting in decaying wood and lining the cavities with neatly cut leaf fragments.

Xylocopa caffra is a large carpenter bee found in sub-Saharan Africa. The species shows conspicuous sexual dimorphism: females are predominantly black, while males have yellow or golden hair. Like other carpenter bees, it is solitary rather than colony-forming and excavates nesting tunnels in wood o...

Xylocopa splendidula is a species of large carpenter bee in the family Apidae and the subgenus Schonnherria. It is recorded from South America, including Argentina, and is one of the metallic carpenter bees recognized in taxonomic studies of the group. Like other Xylocopa, it is a solitary bee whose...