Xylocopa frontalis

Xylocopa frontalis · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Apidae

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Xylocopa frontalis
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Xylocopa frontalis is a carpenter bee also called the ridge-browed carpenter. It helps pollinate many large wild and cultivated flowering plants.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Xylocopa frontalis, known as the ridge-browed carpenter, belongs to the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

This bee species is important for pollinating large flowering plants, both wild and farmed.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Xylocopa frontalis photo 3
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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_frontalis

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