Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT

Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 9 Apr 2018 01:34 PM

Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 9 Apr 2018 01:34 PM

Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 9 Apr 2018 01:34 PM

Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 9 Apr 2018 01:34 PM

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Identification history

	Xylocopa aeratus	9 Apr 2018	RogerF
	Xylocopa aeratus	9 Apr 2018	PeterA

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User's notes

Four Carpenter bees still out there on the same Crowea bush at the top of the Gardens.

2 comments

RogerF wrote:

10 Apr 2018

Note the frayed ends to the wings suggesting the bee has been active for a while. It still needs to get through winter and nest next spring

PeterA wrote:

18 Apr 2018

My images show that the wings of at least one of the other bees was in much better condition, so hopefully they will keep the species ticking over.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.105286 -35.275906
Altitude 649.4m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

4 Abundance
9 Apr 2018 01:34 PM Recorded on
PeterA Recorded by
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ACT Most Wanted! Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) PeterA Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Crowea exalata 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 or negligible
Up to 781.8m Recorded at altitude
300 images trained Machine learning
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