Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata
1 Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
9 Nov 2020
Ist Botanic Gardens sighting of this rare bee this year - hopefully we can determine the overwintering sites this coming season
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109707-35.274005
- Altitude 609.0m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Nov 2020 09:41 AM Recorded on
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- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Female Gender
Collections
- Significant 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
Record quality
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6 / 7
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