Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata
1 Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
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The first image shows the female backing away from a flower and shedding pollen into the air, with a patrolling male in the background between the female and the flower. The second image shows the female with the male in the top righthand corner of the image. (The male is the subject of a separate sighting record 4356630). The female eventually left the area flying up into the air in a slow zigzag flight with the male close behind and presumably breeding occurred.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109488-35.276880
- Altitude 616.1m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 11 Nov 2020 10:38 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
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
Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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