| Xylocopa frontalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Xylocopa |
| Species: | X. frontalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylocopa frontalis (Olivier, 1789) | |
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Distribution Native range | |
Xylocopa frontalis, also known by its common name ridge-browed carpenter, is a species of carpenter bee (genus Xylocopa).
X. frontalis is part of a group of solitary bees called carpenter bees. X. frontalis is vital in the pollination of wild and cultivated large flowering plants. [1] X. frontalis choose their nesting places very carefully. A study was done to see how X. frontalis chose their nesting sites. They found that the nesting substrates and nesting sites exhibited a clumped spatial distribution. X. frontalis had a preferred substrate and built their nests primarily on those substrates. This shows that they carefully pick out their nesting sites rather than nesting where available. [2]
X. frontalis, together with Xylocopa grisescens are the main pollinators for Passiflora edulis , a tropical crop with significant economic value. [3]
