Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)
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Bees, wasps and antsIn Hamilton County, Ohio

Eastern Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa virginica (Linnaeus, 1771)

Eastern Carpenter Bee in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Family
Apidae
Genus
Xylocopa
Near Hamilton County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 13 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (8)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (50)
  • Recorded, season not shown (17)
  • Season shown (13)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Eastern Carpenter Bee by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County65 · Season shown
Athens County75 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler County226 · Season shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County56 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County332 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County49 · Season shown
Erie County44 · Season shown
Fairfield County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County633 · Season shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County111 · Season shown
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County1,096 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County70 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking County66 · Season shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County71 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County353 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Mahoning County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County87 · Season shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County145 · Season shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County107 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County95 · Season shown
Summit County268 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County67 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County32 · Season shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood County77 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Hamilton County

Mid-May to early October, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1

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Recording in Hamilton County · records of all species each week, 87,019 in all

Records per week from 1,096 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 433 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Eastern Carpenter Bee in Hamilton County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Eastern Carpenter BeeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000392
Jan 11–1700344
Jan 18–2400312
Jan 25–3100206
Feb 1–700357
Feb 8–1400383
Feb 15–2100366
Feb 22–2800391
Mar 1–700551
Mar 8–1422523
Mar 15–2122750
Mar 22–28001,012
Mar 29 – Apr 4431,535
Apr 5–111041,960
Apr 12–18742,492
Apr 19–25622,403
Apr 26 – May 2843,783
May 3–9743,307
May 10–16442,059
May 17–23752,153
May 24–30532,390
May 31 – Jun 61072,648
Jun 7–133582,715
Jun 14–202982,695
Jun 21–271582,714
Jun 28 – Jul 43373,220
Jul 5–115582,980
Jul 12–1815173,031
Jul 19–259592,961
Jul 26 – Aug 113682,795
Aug 2–86092,884
Aug 9–1512082,696
Aug 16–224782,535
Aug 23–292772,536
Aug 30 – Sep 51782,606
Sep 6–122462,980
Sep 13–193182,959
Sep 20–263872,313
Sep 27 – Oct 32762,122
Oct 4–104771,828
Oct 11–172171,793
Oct 18–24951,338
Oct 25–31431,023
Nov 1–700676
Nov 8–1411593
Nov 15–2111384
Nov 22–2800496
Nov 29 – Dec 500356
Dec 6–1200478
Dec 13–1900285
Dec 20–2611322
Dec 27 – Jan 200388

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult late March to early July, middle week late May, and again mid-July to mid-October, middle week late August.

Reported as a larva

No records here are marked as larvae yet, so there is no larva season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Mid-April to early October, middle week Aug 2–8

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 5,700 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 1,436 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Eastern Carpenter Bee in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Eastern Carpenter BeeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17115,146
Jan 18–24114,645
Jan 25–31114,698
Feb 1–7116,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21115,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7228,321
Mar 8–143310,384
Mar 15–217312,620
Mar 22–288413,949
Mar 29 – Apr 424819,661
Apr 5–1158726,860
Apr 12–18105839,925
Apr 19–2598841,623
Apr 26 – May 21281056,391
May 3–9123952,952
May 10–16109953,785
May 17–231441057,698
May 24–301251054,651
May 31 – Jun 6106953,099
Jun 7–131221053,700
Jun 14–20121956,625
Jun 21–2773955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 41121058,477
Jul 5–11165961,336
Jul 12–182901064,722
Jul 19–25358969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1475959,416
Aug 2–83531059,712
Aug 9–153741055,994
Aug 16–222861054,328
Aug 23–292741051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 52971057,167
Sep 6–122701059,075
Sep 13–193501054,543
Sep 20–262541045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3192943,180
Oct 4–101341037,841
Oct 11–17661030,824
Oct 18–2436921,156
Oct 25–3134819,021
Nov 1–78314,172
Nov 8–149312,621
Nov 15–21117,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26115,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult mid-April to mid-October, middle week Aug 9–15.

From 554 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a larva

No records here are marked as larvae yet, so there is no larva season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee Bombus griseocollisOften confused in Ohio: 202 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee Bombus impatiensOften confused in Ohio: 186 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee Bombus bimaculatusOften confused in Ohio: 50 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • American Bumble Bee Bombus pensylvanicusOften confused in Ohio: 13 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera169 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed82%49%
Farmland9%11%
Forest6%31%
Wetland2%5%
Barren0.5%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.5%0.9%
Open water0.3%3%

From 3,099 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Xylocopa virginica virginicaVirginia Carpenter Beesubspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the Eastern Carpenter Bee's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Hamilton County result

1,096 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.