Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata
Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
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Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting. This sighting occurred later in the day to the ones recorded in 4239397. Three males chased each other around the bushes and this one finally mated with a lone female.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109592-35.274065
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 30 Oct 2019 01:04 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Collections
- ACT Most Wanted! TimL 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
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6 / 7
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