Great Carpenter Bee (species: Xylocopa lieftincki) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)

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Xylocopa lieftincki

Great Carpenter Bee

©Michelle Barry: A female Xylocopa lieftincki at Watson's Bay, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: A male Xylocopa lieftincki at Lizard Island.

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Arthropoda

Class Insecta

Order Hymenoptera

Family Apidae

Genus Xylocopa

Species Xylocopa lieftincki

Colours

A very large bee; males greenish yellow and 'furry', females with black abodmen and yellow thorax.