Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

1 Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Xylocopa aeratus	1 Nov 2018	michael.batley
	Xylocopa aeratus	1 Nov 2018	TimL

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User's notes

The sequence of images shows 3 males competing to mate with a female. The female landed on a flower and then distinctly raised her abdomen into the air. A male approached and eventually mated (third image). Over a 1 minute period 3 matings were seen but it isn't known if just 1 or all 3 of the males were involved. (There was a lot of interaction between the males in the air adjacent to the female). After the 3rd mating the female lowered her abdomen back onto the flower, the males continued to interact and eventually they left to continue circling the two bushes, and the female left the area.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.109701 -35.273966
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

4 Abundance
31 Oct 2018 01:38 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
Collections
ACT Most Wanted! Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Senna barronfieldii. ANBG. c804912.5 191s Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Mixed 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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