Xylocopa pubescens is a species of large carpenter bee. Females form nests by excavation with their mandibles, often in dead or soft wood. X. pubescens is commonly found in areas extending from India to Northeast and West Africa. It must reside in these warm climates because it requires a minimum ambient temperature of 18 °C (64 °F) in order to forage.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pubescent Carpenter Bee 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 calens
- Xylocopa minor
- Xylocopa ruficornis
- Xylocopa aestuans
- Xylocopa flavonigrescens
- Xylocopa appendiculata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Apidae
- Genus
- Xylocopa
- Species
- Xylocopa pubescens
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