Xylocopa tabaniformis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Xylocopa |
Species: | X. tabaniformis
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Binomial name | |
Xylocopa tabaniformis Smith, 1854
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Xylocopa tabaniformis, the horsefly-like carpenter bee or mountain carpenter bee is a species of carpenter bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. [1] [2] [3] It is 12–18 millimetres (15⁄32–23⁄32 in) long and black. Males have yellow hair on the thorax. [4]
These 10 subspecies belong to the species Xylocopa tabaniformis: