Bug FAQDoubled Ceratina
Ceratina dupla · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Apidae
Also called: Doubled Carpenter Bee, Doubled Small Carpenter
Ceratina dupla lives in the eastern half of North America. It was once mistaken for Ceratina floridana and Ceratina mikmaqi until DNA work showed they are different species.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Molecular analyses have shown it is genetically distinct from Ceratina floridana and Ceratina mikmaqi.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It occurs in the eastern half of North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is the eastern half of North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
It was formerly confused with Ceratina floridana and Ceratina mikmaqi.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 40 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Illinois, Michigan, Connecticut, Vermont.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Same family (Apidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratina_dupla
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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