Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

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

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Location information

• Coordinates 150.822799-34.430513
• Places Mount Kembla, NSW

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 4 May 2025 01:15 PM Recorded on
• BackyardHabitatProject Recorded by

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

Additional information

• Perched on Anogozanthos, was previously perched on some Poa Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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