Xylocopa ruficornis, or Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) ruficornis, is a species of carpenter bee. It is found in Sri Lanka.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Yellow-headed 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 minor
- Xylocopa flavonigrescens
- Xylocopa aestuans
- Xylocopa pubescens
- Xylocopa calens
- Xylocopa ocularis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Apidae
- Genus
- Xylocopa
- Species
- Xylocopa ruficornis
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