Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata
Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Dignams Creek, NSW
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| Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata | Maggie1 | 17 Sep 2019 |
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First recording of the Green Carpenter Bee - one of our largest bees and I think the most beautiful - saw one last autumn but no photo so it was exciting to find one in spring on my property.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.980371-36.352222
- Places Dignams Creek, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Sep 2019 10:49 AM Recorded on
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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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