Xylocopa fenestrata

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Hymenoptera

Family:Apidae

Xylocopa fenestrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Xylocopa
Species:	X. fenestrata
Binomial name
Xylocopa fenestrata (Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
Apis fenestrata Fabricius, 1798 Xylocopa lunata Klug, 1807 Xylocopa indica Klug, 1807 Xylocopa serripes Burmeister, 1876 Xylocopa gardineri Cameron, 1902 Xylocopa serripes_homonym Hedicke, 1938 Xylocopa hedickae Maa, 1940, replacement name Xylocopa (Ctenoxylocopa) fenestrata mauritii Maa, 1970

Xylocopa fenestrata, or Xylocopa (Ctenoxylocopa) fenestrata, is a species of carpenter bee. It is widely distributed in Asian countries and very few African countries such as Madagascar, Seychelles and Réunion.^[2] It is considered as a pest of timber and bamboo, but is also a valuable pollinator.^[3]