Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata
1 Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
21 Sep 2019
1st sighting of this species this spring - now seen four seasons in a row - still trying to find breeding location
3 comments
22 Sep 2019
And in dead banksias (look for trunks with patches of white fungus) or dead branches of other things like Leptospermum.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109800-35.277252
- Altitude 586.3m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Sep 2019 12:10 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
- Hardenbergia Associated plant
- European honey bees Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Female Gender
Collections
- Significant ACT Most Wanted! HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata Scientific name
- Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 781.8m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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