Xylocopa sp.

A Carpenter Bee at Wellington Point, QLD

Xylocopa sp. at Wellington Point, QLD - suppressed
Xylocopa sp. at Wellington Point, QLD - suppressed
Xylocopa sp. at Wellington Point, QLD - suppressed
Xylocopa sp. at Wellington Point, QLD - suppressed
Xylocopa sp. at Wellington Point, QLD - suppressed
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Identification history

Xylocopa sp. 8 Mar 2025 DiBickers
Apis mellifera 19 Dec 2023 CarbonAI
Amegilla (Asaropoda) sp. (genus & subgenus) 19 Dec 2023 TimL

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User's notes

Not the best of images as the Teddy Bear bee was sighted towards the top of a flowering tree. It was initially located by its very loud flight.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

  • Xylocopa sp. Scientific name
  • A Carpenter Bee Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 100m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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