Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

4 Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT

Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 11 Nov 2021
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 11 Nov 2021
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 11 Nov 2021
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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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   11 Nov 2021
They are the best pictures of X. aeratus that I have seen.

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Geron nigralis (Slender bee fly) at Acton, ACT - 16 Mar 2019 by rawshorty
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Pristomerus sp. (genus) (An ichneumon wasp) at Acton, ACT - 8 Mar 2019 by TimL
Diphucrania duodecimmaculata (12-spot jewel beetle) at Acton, ACT - 3 Mar 2019 by TimL
Bermius brachycerus (A grasshopper) at Acton, ACT - 3 Mar 2019 by TimL
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Acton, ACT - 28 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Australomisidia pilula (Lozenge-shaped Flower Spider) at Acton, ACT - 27 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
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Sphex sp. (genus) (Unidentified Sphex digger wasp) at Acton, ACT - 21 Feb 2019 by AlisonMilton
Myrmecia sp., pilosula-group (Jack jumper) at Acton, ACT - 16 Feb 2019 by TimL
Orthodera ministralis (Green Mantid) at Acton, ACT - 16 Feb 2019 by TimL
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at Acton, ACT - 10 Feb 2019 by Harrisi
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Acton, ACT - 10 Feb 2019 by TimL
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Acton, ACT - 25 Jan 2019 by WarrenRowland
Vanessa itea (Yellow Admiral) at Acton, ACT - 20 Jan 2019 by RodDeb
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Lemodes coccinea (Scarlet ant beetle) at Acton, ACT - 30 Dec 2018 by TimL
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Acton, ACT - 17 Dec 2018 by RodDeb
Goniaea carinata (Black kneed gumleaf grasshopper) at Acton, ACT - 16 Dec 2018 by RodDeb
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Lampropholis delicata (Delicate Skink) at Acton, ACT - 2 Dec 2018 by AlisonMilton
Alisterus scapularis (Australian King-Parrot) at Acton, ACT - 1 Dec 2018 by roymcd
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Acton, ACT - 30 Nov 2018 by Alison Milton
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Acton, ACT - 25 Nov 2018 by TimL
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Iridomyrmex rufoniger (Tufted Tyrant Ant) at Acton, ACT - 12 Nov 2018 by TimL
Pentatomoidea (superfamily) (Unidentified Shield or Stink bug) at Acton, ACT - 10 Nov 2018 by Tim L
Lipotriches sp. (genus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 10 Nov 2018 by TimL
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Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 21 Sep 2018 by RodDeb
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Lemna disperma (Common Duck-weed) at Acton, ACT - 9 Sep 2018 by PeteWoodall
Altica sp. (genus) (Flea beetle) at Acton, ACT - 2 Sep 2018 by Tim L
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Acanthiza pusilla (Brown Thornbill) at Acton, ACT - 16 Aug 2018 by RodDeb
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Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Acton, ACT - 25 May 2018 by Tim L
Megastigmus sp. (genus) (Parasitic wasp) at Acton, ACT - 18 May 2018 by TimL
Gastrinodes argoplaca (Cryptic Bark Moth) at Acton, ACT - 15 May 2018 by RodDeb
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatus (A halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 20 Apr 2018 by PeterA
Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed Finch) at Acton, ACT - 12 Apr 2018 by RodDeb
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 5 Apr 2018 by RodDeb
Cetratus rubropunctatus (Long green crab spider) at Acton, ACT - 5 Apr 2018 by RodDeb
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 5 Apr 2018 by RodDeb
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 1 Apr 2018 by RodDeb
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 1 Apr 2018 by RodDeb
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Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 19 Mar 2018 by jbromilow50
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Phonognatha graeffei (Leaf Curling Spider) at Acton, ACT - 15 Mar 2018 by Alison Milton
Scolypopa australis (Passionvine hopper, Fluffy bum) at Acton, ACT - 15 Mar 2018 by Alison Milton
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Acton, ACT - 15 Mar 2018 by RodDeb
Rhipidura albiscapa (Grey Fantail) at Acton, ACT - 15 Mar 2018 by RodDeb
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata (Golden-Green Carpenter Bee) at Acton, ACT - 14 Mar 2018 by roymcd
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at Acton, ACT - 12 Mar 2018 by RodDeb
Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Acton, ACT - 22 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Acton, ACT - 20 Feb 2018 by roymcd
Austroargiolestes icteromelas (Common Flatwing) at Acton, ACT - 17 Feb 2018 by Christine
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Acton, ACT - 16 Feb 2018 by Christine
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Acton, ACT - 16 Feb 2018 by Christine
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Acton, ACT - 5 Feb 2018 by RodDeb
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 5 Feb 2018 by RodDeb
Sericornis frontalis (White-browed Scrubwren) at Acton, ACT - 5 Feb 2018 by RodDeb
Rutilia sp. (genus) (A Rutilia bristle fly, subgenus unknown) at Acton, ACT - 3 Feb 2018 by Qwerty

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