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Bees

order Hymenoptera - superfamily Apoidea

family Apidae

Honey Bee Apis mellifera

family Apidae - subfamily Xylocopinae (Carpenter Bees)

Carpenter Bee (Eastern Carpenter Bee, Atlantic Coast Bumblebee) Xylocopa virginica

Very large with large eyes.  Looks very similar to Bumble Bees but the top of the abdomen is hairless and no yellow stripe.  They do not have pollen baskets on their hind legs.  Females have large jaws to dig tunnels into soft wood (your house) to make a nest and stingers but only use them to protect themselves.  Males have a white patch on their head, smaller jaws, and are aggressive but have no stinger.

Similar Species

family Apidae - tribe Bombini (Bumble Bees)

Bumble Bee Bombus griseocollis

Bumble Bee Bombus fraternus

Bumble Bee Bombus pensylvanicus

Bumble Bee Bombus ternarius

Bumble Bee Bombus impatiens

Bumble Bee Bombus mixtus

Bumble Bee Bombus morrisoni

Bumble Bee Bombus huntii

family Apidae - subfamily Xylocopinae (Carpenter Bees)

Small Carpenter Bee Ceratina sp.

family Halictidae (Sweat Bees)

Metallic Green BeeAgapostemon sp.

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Hunting Similar Species

family Megachilidae

not  Leafcutting Bee Megachile sp.

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