Nimble Ceratina

Ceratina strenua · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Apidae

Also called: White-striped Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Nimble Small Carpenter

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Nimble Ceratina
Photo: James Kindt, CC BY

The nimble ceratina is a small carpenter bee in the family Apidae. It occurs in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

This bee is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 36 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Mississippi, West Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Nimble Ceratina photo 3
Photo: James Kindt, CC BY
Nimble Ceratina photo 4
Photo: Carrie Seltzer, CC BY
Nimble Ceratina photo 5
Photo: James Kindt, CC BY
Nimble Ceratina photo 6
Photo: James Kindt, CC BY

Same family (Apidae)

Western Honey BeeWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaCan stingCommon Eastern Bumble BeeCommon Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensCan stingEastern Carpenter BeeEastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaCan stingBrown-belted Bumble BeeBrown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisCommon Carder Bumble BeeCommon Carder Bumble BeeBombus pascuorumBuff-tailed Bumble BeeBuff-tailed Bumble BeeBombus terrestris

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratina_strenua

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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