2 Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Xylocopa aeratus | 27 Sep 2018 | michael.batley | ||
| Xylocopa aeratus | 27 Sep 2018 | TimL |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
28 Sep 2018
First photo of this bee this year, which was once thought to be extinct in the ACT, but has now shown up four seasons in a row at the Botanic Gardens which is hosting a breeding population
User's notes
The sighting was on a Zieria Compacta which is adjacent to the Croweas frequented by these bees last summer. The bee was present for less than two minutes, left and didn't return.
Thanks to Marcus Leach for help with this sighting.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.105204-35.275931
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Sep 2018 01:49 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
Significant ACT Most Wanted! Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- The plant was a Zieria Compacta which is shown in the final image. Associated plant
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
- 297 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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