Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

1 Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT

Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 24 Mar 2018
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 24 Mar 2018
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 24 Mar 2018
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 24 Mar 2018
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 24 Mar 2018
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Identification history

Xylocopa aeratus 27 Mar 2018 RogerF
Xylocopa aeratus 27 Mar 2018 Christine

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Spent a while watching, and very suspicious that there were 2, but could only swear to there being one (was continuously on the move). As well as being the largest bee there, it was also the noisiest ;)

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   28 Mar 2018
Wow christine assuming the ID is correct this is another staggering and highly significant find, suggesting that the population at the Botanic Gardens was not due to translocation but maybe we have a relic population in the ACT.
Christine wrote:
   28 Mar 2018
So sorry Michael, I had the wrong location - was trying to put a number of sightings in in a hurry. This was at the same location as the Bee(s) reported a week or so earlier.
   28 Mar 2018
Thanks Christine - I'll curb my excitement

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