Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT

Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 4 Dec 2020
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 4 Dec 2020
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 4 Dec 2020
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 4 Dec 2020
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 4 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Xylocopa aeratus 11 Dec 2020 michael.batley
Xylocopa aeratus 11 Dec 2020 TimL

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User's notes

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

Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 4 Dec 2020 02:10 PM Recorded on
  • TimL Recorded by
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Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Female Gender

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