Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Xylocopa aeratus	10 Apr 2019	michael.batley
	Xylocopa aeratus	9 Apr 2019	TimL

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This bee was initially sighted very briefly on Croweas at the eastern (lower) end of the road adjacent to ANBG Section 46. The bee then moved further west up the road and images were taken with the bee on another Crowea as shown in previous sighting 4206251, with the bee having a distinct tear in its right wing. This same bee with the torn wing was sighted 4 minutes later on Croweas at the top (western) end of the road as shown in this sighting, where the distinct wing tear is seen in the first image. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.105145 -35.275875
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
9 Apr 2019 01:10 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
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ACT Most Wanted! Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Crowea Associated plant
25mm to 50mm Animal size

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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