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Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus
6 Metallic Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus | 26 Jan 2023 | michael.batley | ||
| Unidentified | 26 Jan 2023 | Roger |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
27 Jan 2023
This is a disjunct population and having records of its persistence across another year is good news
User's notes
The first time I have seen Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus this summer.
2 comments
RogerF wrote:
28 Jan 2023
Is this a late old generation of bees or the new generation?. Either way, a confirmation of the MGCB still breeding in the gardens and visiting one of its known food plants Podolobium aciculiferum
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109382-35.274017
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Species information
- Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus Scientific name
- Metallic Green Carpenter Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Jan 2023 11:10 AM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
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