Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata
3 Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
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| Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata | PeterA | 7 Nov 2025 | |
| Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata | TimL | 7 Nov 2025 |
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User's notes
They are back at ANBG! Not the best of images as the female briefly visited the flowers at speed and left the area after less than a minute.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109483-35.276946
- Altitude 622.0m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Nov 2025 10:43 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata ACT Most Wanted! 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
Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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