eastern carpenter bee
(Xylocopa virginica)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
Eastern carpenter bee is a common, large, carpenter bee. It is common in the United States east of the Great Plain and in southern Ontario Canada. It has been collected in Minnesota, but it is not established here. Eastern carpenter bee superficially resembles a bumble bee. It is easily distinguished by the shiny, hairless abdomen. |
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Total length: ¾″ to ⅞″ (19 to 23 mm) |
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Sources Portman, Zachary & Gardner, Joel & Lane, Ian & Gerjets, Nicole & Petersen, Jessica & Ascher, John & Arduser, Mike & Evans, Elaine & Boyd, Crystal & Thomson, Robin & Cariveau, Daniel. (2023). A checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Minnesota. Zootaxa. 5304. 1-95. 10.11646/zootaxa.5304.1.1. Eastern carpenter bee has been collected only two times in Minnesota. It does not appear to be established in the state. The records are thought to be individuals transported by human activities (anthropogenic transport). |
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Adventive, non-established |
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Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies) |
Suborder |
Apocrita (narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees) |
Infraorder |
Aculeata (ants, bees, and stinging wasps) |
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Apoidea (bees and apoid wasps) |
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Apidae (honey bees, bumble bees, and allies) |
Subfamily |
Xylocopinae (carpenter bees) |
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Xylocopini (large carpenter bees) |
Genus |
Xylocopa (large carpenter bees) |
Subgenus |
Xylocopoides |
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south Florida eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica krombeini) Texas carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica texana) eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica) |
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Apis virginica Apis analis Centris carolina |
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eastern carpenter bee |
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