Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT

Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 16 Apr 2017
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Xylocopa aeratus 2 May 2018 michael.batley
Xylocopa aeratus 2 May 2018 TimL

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MichaelMulvaney noted:

2 May 2018

New Botanic Gardens location for this locally rare bee

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Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata. Sighted on 16 April 2017 at Australian National Botanic Gardens Section 87. It was a single female on a Crowea adjacent to a water tap. It flew off after less than 30 seconds and no further sightings have been made by me in this area to date.

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  • 16 Apr 2017 01:36 PM Recorded on
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