Xylocopa virginica
Common Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica: Taxonomy | Info | Photographs
- Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Class: Insecta (true insects)
- Order: Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps)
- Family: Apidae (bumble bees, honey bees)
- Genus: Xylocopa (large carpenter bees)
- Species: Xylocopa virginica
- Common Names: Common Carpenter Bee
Carpenter bees (subfamily Xylocopinae) are often included in the Anthophoridae family (cuckoo bees, digger bees, carpenter bees) rather than the Apidae family (bumble bees and honey bees).
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Xylocopa virginica - Male carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) feeding on narrowleaf yellowtops (Flaveria linearis).
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
St. Marks, FL
October 19, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp
Xylocopa virginica - This is the same carpenter bee as in the above photo. Here, you can see the yellow face that is one of the distinguishing features of the male.
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
St. Marks, FL
October 19, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp
Xylocopa virginica - This is the same carpenter bee as in the above photo.
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
St. Marks, FL
October 19, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp
Xylocopa virginica - This is the same carpenter bee as in the above photo.
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
St. Marks, FL
October 19, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp
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Xylocopa virginica - Male carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) feeding on narrowleaf yellowtops (Flaveria linearis).
Xylocopa virginica - This is the same carpenter bee as in the above photo. Here, you can see the yellow face that is one of the distinguishing features of the male.
Xylocopa virginica - This is the same carpenter bee as in the above photo.
Xylocopa virginica - This is the same carpenter bee as in the above photo.