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. The lone female led the male in an up-and-down flight around the bushes for about a minute before settling on a bush and mating occurring.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109632-35.277020
- Altitude 600.2m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 15 Nov 2019 11:17 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm 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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7 / 7
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