Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT

Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 17 Nov 2020 01:55 PM
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 17 Nov 2020 01:55 PM
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 17 Nov 2020 01:55 PM
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 17 Nov 2020 01:55 PM
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 17 Nov 2020 01:55 PM
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Xylocopa aeratus 17 Nov 2020 michael.batley
Xylocopa aeratus 17 Nov 2020 TimL

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Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting of this female MGCB at high level in the Callistachys lanceolata at ANBG Section 4. Another female was sighted 5 minutes earlier and is covered in a separate sighting.

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Female Gender

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