Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata
1 Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
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| Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata | michael.batley | 8 Nov 2021 | |
| Xylocopa sp. | Roger | 8 Nov 2021 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
9 Nov 2021
The Botanic Gardens are the local stronghold of this bee species, but numbers seem to be down this year, would appreciate reporting of any sightings.
User's notes
I only managed to take a single image, they only spend a short time on the flowers.
3 comments
9 Nov 2021
Excellent Roger. I spent half an hour waiting at these Sennas yesterday for a sighting. It must have been her lunch break.
9 Nov 2021
Thanks Michael. Tim Leach has seen a number of males flying rapidly around a number of different Senna clusters in the gardens in the last few days presumably waiting for females to emerge and visit.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109675-35.274108
- Altitude 615.8m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 8 Nov 2021 01:13 PM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Significant ACT Most Wanted! Roger 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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