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Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus

Metallic Green Carpenter Bee at Kings Point, NSW

Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus at Kings Point, NSW - 9 Dec 2016
Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus at Kings Point, NSW - 9 Dec 2016
Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus at Kings Point, NSW - 9 Dec 2016
Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus at Kings Point, NSW - 9 Dec 2016
Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus at Kings Point, NSW - 9 Dec 2016
Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus at Kings Point, NSW - 9 Dec 2016
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Identification history

Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus 20 Jun 2018 CharlesDove

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Significant sighting

KerriLee noted:
21 Jun 2018

rarely sighted in the south east

User's notes

Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus (Smith, 1851) Metallic Green Carpenter Bee

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KerriLee wrote:
   21 Jun 2018
wow! not commonly seen in our region

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Location information

Species information

  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 9 Dec 2016 12:00 AM Recorded on
  • CharlesDove Recorded by
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