Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT

Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 18 Nov 2020
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 18 Nov 2020
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 18 Nov 2020
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 18 Nov 2020
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 18 Nov 2020
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Identification history

Xylocopa aeratus 19 Nov 2020 michael.batley
Xylocopa aeratus 19 Nov 2020 TimL

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Poor quality images taken with a telephoto lens of a lone female MGCB at high level in the tree. Provided for the record of MGCB distribution.

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Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 27 Dec 2019 by TimL
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Neorrhina punctata (Spotted flower chafer) at Acton, ACT - 17 Dec 2019 by TimL
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Acton, ACT - 6 Dec 2019 by TimL
Lagriini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified lagriine darkling beetle) at Acton, ACT - 2 Dec 2019 by TimL
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Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 5 Nov 2019 by TimL
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Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Acton, ACT - 26 Sep 2019 by TimL
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Eucalyptus polyanthemos (Red Box) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Acacia genistifolia (Early Wattle) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Eucalyptus rossii (Inland Scribbly Gum) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha (Red Stringybark) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Acacia gunnii (Ploughshare Wattle) at Acton, ACT - 22 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Acton, ACT - 16 Jul 2019 by TimL
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Acton, ACT - 16 Jul 2019 by TimL
Zoothera lunulata (Bassian Thrush) at Hackett, ACT - 4 Jul 2019 by HelenCross
Amanita ochrophylla group at Acton, ACT - 4 May 2019 by Christine

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 18 Nov 2020 10:46 AM Recorded on
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Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Female Gender

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