Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT

Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 24 Oct 2019
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 24 Oct 2019
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 24 Oct 2019
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 24 Oct 2019
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Identification history

Xylocopa aeratus 24 Oct 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Xylocopa aeratus 24 Oct 2019 TimL

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A fleeting sighting of two females arriving at the far side of a bush before a male patrolling the bush chased after them and they all left. The images show one of the females sighted and the male.

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Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata (Golden-Green Carpenter Bee) at Acton, ACT - 30 Oct 2018 by TimL
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata (Golden-Green Carpenter Bee) at Acton, ACT - 30 Oct 2018 by TimL
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Pelecorhynchus fulvus (Orange cap-nosed fly) at Acton, ACT - 18 Oct 2018 by TimL
Vanessa itea (Yellow Admiral) at Acton, ACT - 16 Oct 2018 by TimL
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata (Golden-Green Carpenter Bee) at Acton, ACT - 15 Oct 2018 by TimL
Austroscolia soror (Blue Flower Wasp) at Acton, ACT - 15 Oct 2018 by TimL
Stomorhina sp. (genus) (Snout fly) at Acton, ACT - 13 Oct 2018 by TimL
Caligavis chrysops (Yellow-faced Honeyeater) at Acton, ACT - 6 Oct 2018 by RodDeb
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 6 Oct 2018 by RodDeb
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 6 Oct 2018 by RodDeb
Austroscolia soror (Blue Flower Wasp) at Acton, ACT - 6 Oct 2018 by RodDeb

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Sighting information

  • 3 Abundance
  • 24 Oct 2019 11:51 AM Recorded on
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Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Mixed Gender

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