Appendiculate Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa appendiculata · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Apidae

Also called: Japanese Carpenter Bee

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Appendiculate Carpenter Bee
Photo: Norio Nomura, CC BY-SA

The appendiculate carpenter bee belongs to the carpenter bee group in the Apidae family. It is native to eastern Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It originates from eastern Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Arkansas.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

More photos

Appendiculate Carpenter Bee photo 3
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA

Same family (Apidae)

Western Honey BeeWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaCan stingCommon Eastern Bumble BeeCommon Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensCan stingEastern Carpenter BeeEastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaCan stingBrown-belted Bumble BeeBrown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisCommon Carder Bumble BeeCommon Carder Bumble BeeBombus pascuorumBuff-tailed Bumble BeeBuff-tailed Bumble BeeBombus terrestris

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylocopa_appendiculata

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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