Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata
Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
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| Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata | MichaelMulvaney | 20 Dec 2021 | |
| Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata | TimL | 4 Dec 2021 |
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Poor quality images, provided for the record of this rare species at ANBG. Upon arriving at ANBG's Section 114 a lone male MGCB was briefly seen doing a couple of circuits around the bushes. It is towards the bottom left of the first image. It left the area and no further MGCBs were seen in this Section. A search was then made of all of the past MGCB sighting locations at ANBG but whilst the flowers at these locations were generally in bloom, no further MGCB sightings were made. Thanks to Marcus for help with this.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109336-35.276853
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Dec 2021 11:15 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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