Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata
Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Moruya, NSW
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| Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Oct 2025 | |
| Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata | LisaH | 25 Oct 2025 |
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Male and female? (last photo)
5 comments
30 Oct 2025
@MichaelMulvaney - this sighting was in Moruya, so perhaps should not be in ACT's most wanted collection? Given that NM will not be operating on the south coast in seven months - should I stop posting my south coast sightings? I have a few to record from past visits which I'd like to post, but I am wondering what to do with any sightings from now to June next year?
30 Oct 2025
I’ve tried iNaturalist, and really don’t want go there. For example, I understand once photos are loaded, then iNaturalist owns them? And I’ve also not enjoyed the comments I’ve received from others in the platform. So I’m at a bit of a loss - particularly as to what to do for the next 6 months. Then I’ll probably just stop recording? Or swallow my stubbornness and go to the last remaining citizen science platform …
30 Oct 2025
Hi Lisa
Please keep adding your south coast records for at least the end of the year and I suspect the presence of this bee is under reported on the South Coast. I am still getting my head around what will be technically possible and how we can continue as a community even when we have to switch to Inaturalist. WE will nut out a way forward at the AGM of the Canberra and National Naturemapr Association in February 2026 - please ensure you have emailed to become a member of the Association - see announcements for details. Hopefully we can keep some of the best aspects of Naturemapr.
Please keep adding your south coast records for at least the end of the year and I suspect the presence of this bee is under reported on the South Coast. I am still getting my head around what will be technically possible and how we can continue as a community even when we have to switch to Inaturalist. WE will nut out a way forward at the AGM of the Canberra and National Naturemapr Association in February 2026 - please ensure you have emailed to become a member of the Association - see announcements for details. Hopefully we can keep some of the best aspects of Naturemapr.
Location information
- Places Moruya, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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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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