Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Mexican Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa mexicanorum

Spanish: Abeja carpintera

Mexican Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa mexicanorum)
Photographed by zaidajoselyn on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Xylocopa mexicanorum is a species of carpenter bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

TaxonomyInsecta › Hymenoptera › Apidae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records72 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Mexican Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa mexicanorum) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/xylocopa-mexicanorum/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.