Xylocopa fenestrata, or Xylocopa (Ctenoxylocopa) fenestrata, is a species of carpenter bee. It is widely distributed in Asian countries and very few African countries such as Madagascar, Seychelles and Réunion. It is considered as a pest of timber and bamboo, but is also a valuable pollinator.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Windowed 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 sulcatipes
- Xylocopa nasalis
- Xylocopa fimbriata
- Xylocopa auripennis
- Xylocopa nautlana
- Xylocopa tenuiscapa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Apidae
- Genus
- Xylocopa
- Species
- Xylocopa fenestrata
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