Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Xylocopa aeratus | 2 Nov 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Xylocopa aeratus | 1 Nov 2019 | TimL |
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User's notes
A lone male sighted at low level in a bush near to ANBG's Red Centre. The final image shows pollen pasted to its underside. A lone female was sighted at high level at the same time and is recorded in sighting 4239486. No interaction was seen between the two bees.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.108225-35.274225
- Altitude 620.3m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 Oct 2019 10:33 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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ACT Most Wanted! TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Male Gender
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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Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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