Genus

Large Carpenter Bees

Xylocopa

24 species in our catalog · found in 56 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies)
FamilyApidae (Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies)
GenusXylocopa (Large Carpenter Bees)

Species in this group

Endemic

Xylocopa darwini

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Xylocopa latipes

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Xylocopa tenuiscapa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Xylocopa virginica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Xylocopa micans

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Xylocopa californica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Xylocopa cantabrita

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Xylocopa violacea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Xylocopa flavorufa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Xylocopa tabaniformis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Xylocopa aeratus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Xylocopa dejeanii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Xylocopa caffra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylocopa flavicollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylocopa inconstans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylocopa bombylans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylocopa sonorina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylocopa nigrita

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylocopa frontalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylocopa capitata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylocopa valga

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Xylocopa griswoldi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Xylocopa lugubris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Xylocopa watmoughi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Large Carpenter Bees

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 24	~40%
	Galápagos Carpenter Bee			~40%
2	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~40%
	Southern Carpenter Bee			~30%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~10%
3	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~40%
	Southern Carpenter Bee			~30%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~10%
4	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 24	~30%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~30%
5	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 24	~30%
	Slender-Scaped Carpenter Bee			~30%
6	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~30%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~30%
7	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 24	~30%
	Big Red Large Carpenter Bee			~20%
	One-Striped Large Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Double-Banded Carpenter Bee			~10%
8	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~30%
	Southern Carpenter Bee			~20%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~20%
9	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 24	~30%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~20%
	Collared Carpenter Bee			~10%
10	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 24	~30%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~30%
11	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~30%
	Western Carpenter Bee			~30%
12	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 24	~30%
	Big Red Large Carpenter Bee			~10%
	One-Striped Large Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Double-Banded Carpenter Bee			~10%
13	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 24	~30%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~30%
14	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 24	~20%
	Cantabrian Carpenter			~20%
15	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~20%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~20%
16	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 24	~20%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~20%
17	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 24	~20%
	Slender-Scaped Carpenter Bee			~20%
18	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~20%
	Western Carpenter Bee			~20%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			~10%
19	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 24	~20%
	Double-Banded Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Big Black Large Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Cape Yellow Large Carpenter Bee			<5%
20	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 24	~20%
	Violet Carpenter Bee			~20%
21	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 24	~20%
	One-Striped Large Carpenter Bee			~10%
	White-Sided Large Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Big Red Large Carpenter Bee			~10%
22	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 24	~20%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~20%
23	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 24	~20%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			~20%
24	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 24	~20%
	Double-Banded Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Big-Headed Large Carpenter Bee			<5%
	Big Red Large Carpenter Bee			<5%
	Tassel Large Carpenter Bee			<5%
25	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~20%
	Western Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			~10%
26	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 24	~20%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Collared Carpenter Bee			~10%
27	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~20%
	Western Carpenter Bee			~20%
28	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~20%
	Western Carpenter Bee			~20%
29	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~20%
	Western Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Valley Carpenter Bee			~10%
30	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 24	~20%
	Violet Carpenter Bee			~20%
31	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 24	~20%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~20%
32	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 24	~20%
	Violet Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Cantabrian Carpenter			<5%
	Splay-Footed Carpenter			<5%
33	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 24	~20%
	Golden-Green Carpenter Bee			~20%
34	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 24	~20%
	Collared Carpenter Bee			~20%
35	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~10%
	Western Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			<5%
36	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 24	~10%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~10%
37	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~10%
	Western Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Valley Carpenter Bee			<5%
38	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 24	~10%
	Slender-Scaped Carpenter Bee			~10%
39	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 24	~10%
	Violet Carpenter Bee			~10%
40	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 24	~10%
	Golden-Green Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Peacock Carpenter Bee			<5%
41	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~10%
42	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 24	~10%
	Golden-Green Carpenter Bee			~10%
43	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 24	~10%
	Western Carpenter Bee			~10%
44	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 24	~10%
	Double-Banded Carpenter Bee			~10%
45	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 24	~10%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~10%
46	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 24	~10%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			<5%
	Xylocopa griswoldi			<5%
47	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 24	~10%
	Collared Carpenter Bee			~10%
48	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 24	~10%
	Big-Headed Large Carpenter Bee			~10%
49	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 24	~10%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~10%
50	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 24	~10%
	Violet Carpenter Bee			~10%
51	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 24	~10%
	Violet Carpenter Bee			~10%
52	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 24	~10%
	Peacock Carpenter Bee			~10%
53	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 24	~10%
	Xylocopa frontalis			~10%
54	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 24	~10%
	Peacock Carpenter Bee			~10%
55	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~10%
	Xylocopa frontalis			~10%
56	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Valley Carpenter Bee			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~70%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			~50%
	Valley Carpenter Bee			~40%
2	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 24	~40%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~20%
	Southern Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			~10%
3	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 24	~30%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Southern Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Valley Carpenter Bee			<5%
4	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 24	~30%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Southern Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Xylocopa griswoldi			<5%
5	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~30%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~30%
6	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~30%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~30%
7	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~30%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~30%
8	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~30%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~30%
9	Kuching	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 24	~30%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~30%
10	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 24	~30%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Southern Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Xylocopa griswoldi			~10%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			<5%
11	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~20%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~20%
12	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 24	~20%
	Big Red Large Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Double-Banded Carpenter Bee			~10%
	One-Striped Large Carpenter Bee			~10%
13	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 24	~20%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			~20%
	Valley Carpenter Bee			~10%
14	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~20%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~20%
15	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~20%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			~20%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			<5%
16	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~20%
	Valley Carpenter Bee			~20%
	Western Carpenter Bee			~10%
17	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 24	~20%
	Double-Banded Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Big Red Large Carpenter Bee			~10%
18	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 24	~20%
	Double-Banded Carpenter Bee			~20%
19	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 24	~20%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~20%
20	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 24	~20%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Southern Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			<5%
21	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 24	~20%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~20%
22	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 24	~20%
	Valley Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			<5%
	Western Carpenter Bee			<5%
23	Surakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 24	~20%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~20%
24	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 24	~20%
	Double-Banded Carpenter Bee			~20%
25	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~20%
	Xylocopa frontalis			~20%
26	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~20%
	Valley Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Western Carpenter Bee			~10%
27	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 24	~20%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~20%
28	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 24	~20%
	Double-Banded Carpenter Bee			~20%
29	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 24	~20%
	Double-Banded Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Big Black Large Carpenter Bee			<5%
30	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~20%
	Xylocopa frontalis			~20%
31	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~20%
	Valley Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			~10%
32	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 24	~20%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~20%
33	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 24	~20%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~20%
34	Johor Bahru	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 24	~20%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~20%
35	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 24	~20%
	Violet Carpenter Bee			~20%
36	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	1 of 24	~20%
	Valley Carpenter Bee			~20%
37	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 24	~20%
	Violet Carpenter Bee			~20%
38	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 24	~20%
	Big Red Large Carpenter Bee			~20%
39	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	1 of 24	~20%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			~20%
40	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 24	~10%
	Violet Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Splay-Footed Carpenter			~10%
41	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Eastern Carpenter Bee			~10%
42	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 24	~10%
	Valley Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			<5%
	Western Carpenter Bee			<5%
43	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 24	~10%
	Violet Carpenter Bee			~10%
44	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 24	~10%
	Violet Carpenter Bee			~10%
45	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 24	~10%
	Collared Carpenter Bee			~10%
46	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 24	~10%
	Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee			~10%
47	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 24	~10%
	Violet Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Cantabrian Carpenter			<5%
48	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	2 of 24	~10%
	Xylocopa griswoldi			~10%
	Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee			~10%
49	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 24	~10%
	Valley Carpenter Bee			~10%
50	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~10%
	Xylocopa frontalis			~10%
51	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Valley Carpenter Bee			~10%
52	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 24	~10%
	Slender-Scaped Carpenter Bee			~10%
53	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 24	~10%
	Splay-Footed Carpenter			~10%
54	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 24	~10%
	Violet Carpenter Bee			~10%
	Splay-Footed Carpenter			<5%
55	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 24	~10%
	Violet Carpenter Bee			~10%
56	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 24	~10%
	Slender-Scaped Carpenter Bee			~10%
57	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	1 of 24	~10%
	Western Carpenter Bee			~10%
58	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 24	~10%
	Slender-Scaped Carpenter Bee			~10%
59	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~10%
	Xylocopa frontalis			~10%
60	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 24	~10%
	Violet Carpenter Bee			~10%

Large Carpenter Bees

Species in this group

Galápagos Carpenter Bee

Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee

Slender-Scaped Carpenter Bee

Eastern Carpenter Bee

Southern Carpenter Bee

Western Carpenter Bee

Cantabrian Carpenter

Violet Carpenter Bee

Big Red Large Carpenter Bee

Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee

Golden-Green Carpenter Bee

Collared Carpenter Bee

Double-Banded Carpenter Bee

One-Striped Large Carpenter Bee

Big-Headed Large Carpenter Bee

Peacock Carpenter Bee

Valley Carpenter Bee

White-Sided Large Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa frontalis

Big Black Large Carpenter Bee

Splay-Footed Carpenter

Xylocopa griswoldi

Tassel Large Carpenter Bee

Cape Yellow Large Carpenter Bee

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Large Carpenter Bees

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked