White-cheeked Carpenter

Xylocopa aestuans, or Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aestuans, is a species of carpenter bee. It is widely distributed in Southeast Asia.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of White-cheeked Carpenter being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Xylocopa flavonigrescens
• Xylocopa ruficornis
• Xylocopa minor
• Xylocopa pubescens
• Xylocopa calens
• Xylocopa ocularis

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Apidae

Genus

Xylocopa

Species

Xylocopa aestuans

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