About Xylocopa tenuiscapa Westwood, 1840
Xylocopa tenuiscapa, commonly known as the slender-scaped carpenter bee, is a species of carpenter bee found exclusively in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries. Like most bees, this species generally follows a diurnal activity cycle. However, populations in the Western Ghats of Southern India have been recorded flying during moonlit nights, and the species has been observed acting as a pollinator for nocturnally flowering trees in this region. Male slender-scaped carpenter bees perch on exposed locations near their nests or elsewhere in the landscape while waiting for mating opportunities.
