Xylocopa parvula or Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) parvula is a species of carpenter bee. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1935 by Australian entomologist Tarlton Rayment.
Body length is 18âÂÂ23 mm; wing length 16âÂÂ20 mm.
The species occurs widely in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland. Associated habitats include open forest, shrubland and gardens.
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Tecoma, Calytrix, Parkinsonia, Eucalyptus, Solanum, Melaleuca and Grevillea species. Plants used as substrates for nesting burrows include Adansonia, Ficus, Gyrocarpus and Samanea species.