Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Violet Carpenter Bee)

Xylocopa violacea (Violet Carpenter Bee) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Xylocopa violacea (Violet Carpenter Bee) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXylocopa violacea (Violet Carpenter Bee)
GenusXylocopa (a genus of hymenopterans)
FamilyAPIDAE (bees)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Xylocopa violacea (Violet Carpenter Bee)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Martin, B. 2004 Blue Carpenter Bee Vol 16, No 1 Page: 62
Sterry, P. 2003 Carpenter Bee Vol 15, No 1 Page: 52

Xylocopa violacea (Violet Carpenter Bee) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Xylocopa violacea (Violet Carpenter Bee):

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