Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata
2 Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
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| Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata | michael.batley | 10 Nov 2021 | |
| Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata | TimL | 10 Nov 2021 |
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User's notes
Poor quality images of two males doing high speed circuits around the bushes, searching for females. The circuits lasted for about 5 minutes during which time the males didn't stop to feed, and then they both left the area. The males can be seen in flight together in the final two images.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109338-35.276835
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 9 Nov 2021 10:30 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
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6 / 7
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