White-cheeked Carpenter

Xylocopa aestuans · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Apidae

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White-cheeked Carpenter
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA

The White-cheeked Carpenter is a large bee over 20 mm long. It is found widely across Southeast Asia. It can be confused with Xylocopa pubescens, which lives in Africa and South Asia and differs subtly in male and female morphology.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults measure more than 20 mm in length.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

The species occurs throughout Southeast Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range is Southeast Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

White-cheeked Carpenter photo 3
Photo: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA
White-cheeked Carpenter photo 4
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA
White-cheeked Carpenter photo 5
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0
White-cheeked Carpenter photo 6
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0

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_aestuans

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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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