Large Carpenter Bees Xylocopa

Photo: Carel de Haseth

Classification

Apidae [family]
(12 species)

Xylocopa [genus] (2)

Xylocopa mordax [species]

Xylocopa muscaria [species]

Classification

Apidae [family]
(12 species)

Xylocopa [genus] (2)

Xylocopa mordax [species]

Xylocopa muscaria [species]

Names

English name	Large Carpenter Bees
Valid name	Xylocopa Latreille, 1802

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Arthropoda [phylum] Arthropods
  - Hexapoda [subphylum] Hexapods
    - Insecta [class] Insects
      - Hymenoptera [order] Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies
        
        Aculeata [suborder] Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps
        
        Apoidea [superfamily] Apoid Wasps
        
        Apidae [family] Bees
        
        Xylocopa Latreille, 1802 [genus] Large Carpenter Bees