What (who) is Xylocopa bombylans - definition
Xylocopa aerata
TAXON, (SMITH, 1851) SPECIES OF APIDAE
Lestis aeratus; Xylocopa aeratus
Xylocopa aerata, the golden-green carpenter bee or green carpenter bee, is one of two species of carpenter bee found only in the conservation areas around Sydney, and in the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales in Australia. Its only other habitat as of 2020 is on Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
Xylocopa
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![''[[Xylocopa virginica]]'' in the United States](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Carpenter bee.jpg?width=200 "''[[Xylocopa virginica]]'' in the United States")
![X. violacea]]'', illustrated by Theo Carreras. Tunnels are excavated in wooden posts, divided into chambers which are provisioned, and an egg is laid in each. Each cell initially contains a mass of pollen with the egg, on which the grub will feed. The [[pupa]] (lower left) is seen from back and front.<ref>Marvels of insect life; a popular account of structure and habit, 1916, Edward Step, p. 39</ref>](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Marvels of insect life; a popular account of structure and habit (1916) (14593767158).jpg?width=200 "X. violacea]]'', illustrated by Theo Carreras. Tunnels are excavated in wooden posts, divided into chambers which are provisioned, and an egg is laid in each. Each cell initially contains a mass of pollen with the egg, on which the grub will feed. The [[pupa]] (lower left) is seen from back and front.<ref>Marvels of insect life; a popular account of structure and habit, 1916, Edward Step, p. 39</ref>")
![''[[Xylocopa caerulea]]'', the blue carpenter bee, engaged in [[nectar robbing]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Xylocopa Caerulea.jpg?width=200 "''[[Xylocopa caerulea]]'', the blue carpenter bee, engaged in [[nectar robbing]]")
![Carpenter bees have large [[compound eyes]]. Their mandibles, when closed, cover the labrum.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Carpenter bee head and compound eyes.jpg?width=200 "Carpenter bees have large [[compound eyes]]. Their mandibles, when closed, cover the labrum.")
![''[[Xylocopa caffra]]'' female foraging](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Xylocopa caffra female, Anthophoridae, at Orphium fruitescens.jpg?width=200 "''[[Xylocopa caffra]]'' female foraging")
![Carpenter bee at [[Kanhangad]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Carpenter bee uploaded by vijayanRajapuram.jpg?width=200 "Carpenter bee at [[Kanhangad]]")
GENUS OF INSECTS
Carpenter Bee; Carpenter bees; Xylocopini; Xylocopa; Xylocopidae; Wood Bee; Wood bee; Borer bee; Xylocopa amamensis; Mesotrichia
·noun A genus of hymenopterous insects including the carpenter. ·see Carpenter bee, under Carpenter.
Eastern carpenter bee
SPECIES OF INSECT
Xylocopa virginica
Xylocopa virginica, sometimes referred to as the eastern carpenter bee, extends through the eastern United States and into Canada. They are sympatric with Xylocopa micans in much of southeastern United States.
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Xylocopa bombylans
Xylocopa bombylans, the peacock carpenter bee, is a species of carpenter bee found in Australia. It gets its common name by its habit of burrowing into wood.
