Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata
1 Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
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| Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata | PeterA | Yesterday | |
| Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata | TimL | 25 Oct 2026 |
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User's notes
One of two Carpenter Bees sighted on these bushes at the same time. The second bee is shown in following sighting 4744741.
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Yesterday
A number of sighting this year at ANBG, Tim, and one recently at the STEP gardens, which is great.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109368-35.276963
- Altitude 595.7m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Oct 2026 01:20 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest 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
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