Eastern Yellowjacket vs Giant Neotropical Carpenter Bee
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Eastern Yellowjacket | Giant Neotropical Carpenter Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Vespula maculifrons | Xylocopa frontalis |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Vespidae | Apidae |
| Size | 12-16 mm | 25-35 mm |
| Habitat | Woodlands | Woodlands |
| Diet | Carrion Feeders | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | Eastern North America from Canada to the Gulf states | Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Central America |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Not Evaluated |
Eastern Yellowjacket
A common ground-nesting yellowjacket with bold black and yellow banding on its abdomen. It builds large paper nests underground that can contain thousands of workers.
Did You Know?
Its underground nests can grow to the size of a basketball and contain over 4,000 workers by late summer.
Giant Neotropical Carpenter Bee
One of the largest bees in the Americas with a robust black body and yellowish thoracic hair. Females bore nesting tunnels into dead wood and timber.
Did You Know?
It is the most effective natural pollinator of passion fruit, and crop yields decline significantly where it disappears.