Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata	1 Jan 2022	michael.batley
	Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata	1 Jan 2022	TimL

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Two separate sightings were made. The first sighting is shown in the final image and was on the western side of the tree. The second sighting is shown in the first to fourth images and was on the northern side of the tree. There were five minutes between the two sightings so it's assumed two female MGCB's were involved however, it could have been just the one female. Poor quality images as both sightings were towards the top of the tree in hot and windy conditions however, they are provided for CNM's records of this rare bee. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sightings.

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RogerF wrote:

2 Jan 2022

Hi Tim & Marcus,
I inspected these trees (Callistachys lanceolata) week ago but no sightings. Glad you have found some females. There are several of these trees in flower including self sown seedlings in Fabaceae sections 34 and 42 up the top.

RogerF wrote:

2 Jan 2022

Hi Tim on Marcus,
I checked the flowers on these trees a week ago but no sightings. Glad you have recorded them. There are large numbers of these trees up the top in sections 34 and 42

TimL wrote:

2 Jan 2022

Thanks Roger. We checked all of the previous ANBG sighting locations but this was the only Section where we saw the MGCBs. On a different subject, have you any idea what one of these is? Desudaba (Genus) (Planthopper)

michael.batley wrote:

2 Jan 2022

For Desudaba (Genus) (Planthopper) try Desudaba psittacus (Fulgoridae: Hemiptera)

RogerF wrote:

2 Jan 2022

That definitely looks like it. I originally thought it could be a sawfly!. The fulgorids have some remarkeable life forms.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.108690 -35.276241
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
31 Dec 2021 11:10 AM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
Collections
ACT Most Wanted! Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Female 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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Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT

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