Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

4 Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata	11 Nov 2021	michael.batley
	Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata	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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michael.batley wrote:

11 Nov 2021

They are the best pictures of X. aeratus that I have seen.

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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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ACT Most Wanted! Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Male Gender

Species information

Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata Scientific name
Golden-Green Carpenter Bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 781.8m Recorded at altitude
300 images trained Machine learning
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