Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Xylocopa cubaecola 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 mordax
- Xylocopa griswoldi
- Xylocopa sonorina
- Xylocopa guatemalensis
- Xylocopa darwini
- Xylocopa strandi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Apidae
- Genus
- Xylocopa
- Species
- Xylocopa cubaecola
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