Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata
7 Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
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| Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata | michael.batley | 26 Jan 2023 | |
| Unverified | Roger | 26 Jan 2023 |
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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
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
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109382-35.274017
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Jan 2023 11:10 AM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Significant ACT Most Wanted! Roger 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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