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Xylocopa tranquebarorum
From Pestinfo-Wiki
Xylocopa tranquebarorum (Swederus, 1787)
This large carpenter bee is found in Asia. It is invasive in Japan where it has been recorded since 2006. It breeds in dead pieces of bamboo used as a building material.
Publications covering Xylocopa tranquebarorum
Applied Entomology and Zoology (2010) 45, 329-337
Kimiko Okabe, Hayato Masuya, Kazuhide Kawazoe and Kazuhide Makino (2010)
Invasion pathway and potential risks of a bamboo-nesting carpenter bee, Xylocopa tranquebarorum (Hymenoptera: Apidae), and its micro-associated mite introduced into Japan