2 Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Xylocopa aeratus | 2 Mar 2018 | michael.batley | ||
| Xylocopa aeratus | 1 Mar 2018 | PeterA |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
2 Mar 2018
This is a now very rare bee that was once widespread. This is a new location within the gardens, which is the only known regional location of this bee. See this article by Roger Farrow for more information https://friendsanbg.org.au/sites/default/files/pdf/News86Aug17.pdf
User's notes
First one I have observed in the ANBG. Fast moving - difficult to get better photo.
2 comments
RogerF
wrote:
2 Mar 2018
I was at the gardens last week inspecting the various plants in flower for the Xylocopa, including the Persoonia shown in this photo, but no sightings. So good to see that it is still breeding there.somewhere. Keep an eye out for the bee on the Acronychia littoralis when it comes into flower next month at the edge of the rainforest gully.
PeterA
wrote:
2 Mar 2018
Great to see this rare bee in the Gardens - I'll be keeping an eye out in future.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109558-35.275383
- Altitude 605.2m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Mar 2018 11:58 AM Recorded on
- PeterA Recorded by
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Priority species lists
ACT Most Wanted!
Additional information
- Persoonia sp. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Female Gender
Species information
- Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata Scientific name
- Golden-Green Carpenter Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 781.8m Recorded at altitude
- 293 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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