Xylocopa latipes are considered multivoltine as they can have more than two generations per year but this depends on the availability of floral resources in their habitat.Solomon, A. J. Raju, and S. Purnachandra Rao. (2006). "Nesting habits, floral resources and foraging ecology of large carpenter bees (Xylocopa latipes and Xylocopa pubescens) in India". CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 90, NO. 9, 1210.
