Xylocopa tenuiscapa is a species of carpenter bee found only in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Slender-scaped 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 auripennis
- Xylocopa latipes
- Xylocopa nasalis
- Xylocopa fenestrata
- Xylocopa perforator
- Xylocopa abbotti
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Apidae
- Genus
- Xylocopa
- Species
- Xylocopa tenuiscapa
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