Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata
Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
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The images show a male patrolling the bushes looking for a female to mate with. The images are poor quality, taken with a telephoto lens of a fast moving MGCB and are provided for the sighting record of this endangered bee.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109136-35.276925
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Nov 2020 11:21 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Male 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
6 / 7
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