Ceratina cyanea, common name blue carpenter bee, is a species of bee belonging to the family Apidae, subfamily Xylocopinae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Little Blue 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
- Ceratina chalybea
- Ceratina calcarata
- Ceratina mikmaqi
- Ceratina dupla
- Ceratina cucurbitina
- Ceratina strenua
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Apidae
- Genus
- Ceratina
- Species
- Ceratina cyanea
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