Xylocopa auripennis Lepeletier, 1841 is a animal in the Apidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Xylocopa auripennis Lepeletier, 1841

Xylocopa auripennis Lepeletier, 1841

Xylocopa auripennis is a widely distributed species of carpenter bee found in South and Southeast Asia.

Family
Genus
Xylocopa
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Xylocopa auripennis Lepeletier, 1841

Xylocopa auripennis, also called Xylocopa (Biluna) auripennis, is a species of carpenter bee. Its scientific name is Xylocopa auripennis, described by Lepeletier in 1841. It is widely distributed across countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Photo: (c) Cheryl Stinchcomb, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Cheryl Stinchcomb · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Apidae Xylocopa

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