4 Metallic Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus | 11 Nov 2021 | michael.batley | ||
| Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus | 11 Nov 2021 | Roger |
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Sometimes you get lucky. I spent 20 minutes or more photogaphing this carpenter bee. He had been flying around, then landed in the bush you can see, eventually flying off. It was just wonderful to get so close.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109578-35.276980
- Altitude 597.6m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Nov 2021 09:42 AM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
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Priority species lists
ACT Most Wanted!
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Male Gender
Species information
- Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus Scientific name
- Metallic Green Carpenter Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon Native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 781.8m Recorded at altitude
- 293 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
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