Eastern Carpenter Bee

Illustrated: Adult female eastern carpenter bee, large rounded body, fuzzy yellow thorax with dark central area and entirely black face; broad shiny black abdomen with subtle purple sheen and sparse edge hairs, contrasting with furry thorax. Six dark legs, two antennae, two pairs smoky wings naturally overlapping.

Xylocopa virginica

All languages

English

Eastern Carpenter Bee

Japanese

Xylocopa virginica — Scientific name; Japanese name under review

Korean

Xylocopa virginica — Scientific name; Korean name under review

Spanish

Abeja Carpintera de Virginia

French

Xylocope orientale

German

Xylocopa virginica — Scientific name; German name under review

Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.