Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Mount Kembla, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 150.823140-34.430449
• Places Mount Kembla, NSW

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 14 Sep 2024 11:33 AM Recorded on
• BackyardHabitatProject Recorded by

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  Backyard Habitat Project Collection BackyardHabitatProject South Coast NatureMapr Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects

Additional information

• Hardenbergia violacea Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Male Gender
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a flower

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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