Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata
Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
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Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting of these two female MGCBs on the tree at the same time. The second female is covered in the fourth and fifth images. The bees remained apart with no interaction between them.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.108704-35.276230
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 4 Dec 2020 02:10 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Female 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
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6 / 7
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