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title: "Eastern Carpenter Bee"
description: "Xylocopa virginica — Insekten & Spinnen. Xylocopa virginica, sometimes referred to as the eastern carpenter bee, is a species of bee that extends through the eastern United States and into Canada."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/eastern-carpenter-bee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Eastern Carpenter Bee

> Xylocopa virginica — Insekten & Spinnen. Xylocopa virginica, sometimes referred to as the eastern carpenter bee, is a species of bee that extends through the eastern United States and into Canada.

- Scientific name: *Xylocopa virginica*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `urban` (Stadt & Garten)
- iNaturalist observations: 136185
- Wikidata: [Q2149448](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2149448)
- iNaturalist taxon: [51110](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51110)

## Names

- en: Eastern Carpenter Bee
- es: Abeja Carpintera de Virginia
- fr: Xylocope orientale

## Countries with the most observations

US (127222), CA (6432)

## Summary

Xylocopa virginica, sometimes referred to as the eastern carpenter bee, is a species of bee that extends through the eastern United States and into Canada. It is sympatric with Xylocopa micans in much of southeastern United States. It nests in various types of wood and eats pollen and nectar.
In X. virginica, dominant females do not focus solely on egg-laying, as in other bee species considered to have "queens". Instead, dominant X. virginica females are responsible for a full gamut of activities including reproduction, foraging, and nest construction, whereas subordinate bees may engage in little activity outside…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_carpenter_bee

## Photo

![Eastern Carpenter Bee](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-carpenter-bee/medium.jpg)

Photo: beewonder · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91880691

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-carpenter-bee?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).