Xylocopa caerulea | |
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Xylocopa caerulea from Penang. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Xylocopa |
Species: | X. caerulea
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Binomial name | |
Xylocopa caerulea
Fabricius, 1804
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Xylocopa caerulea, the blue carpenter bee, is a species of carpenter bee.
Xylocopa caerulea is a relatively large species, reaching an average size of 23 millimetres (0.91 in). The thorax region of these insects are covered with light blue hairs, giving it a striking blue color. The sides of the abdomen and first abdominal segments are also covered by a similar, albeit finer and thinner coat of blue hairs. [1] [2] [3]
This species is widely distributed in Southeast Asia, India and Southern China. [4]
Xylocopa caerulea | |
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Xylocopa caerulea from Penang. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Xylocopa |
Species: | X. caerulea
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Binomial name | |
Xylocopa caerulea
Fabricius, 1804
|
Xylocopa caerulea, the blue carpenter bee, is a species of carpenter bee.
Xylocopa caerulea is a relatively large species, reaching an average size of 23 millimetres (0.91 in). The thorax region of these insects are covered with light blue hairs, giving it a striking blue color. The sides of the abdomen and first abdominal segments are also covered by a similar, albeit finer and thinner coat of blue hairs. [1] [2] [3]
This species is widely distributed in Southeast Asia, India and Southern China. [4]