1 Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Xylocopa aeratus | 1 Nov 2018 | michael.batley | ||
| Xylocopa aeratus | 1 Nov 2018 | TimL |
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The sequence of images shows 3 males competing to mate with a female. The female landed on a flower and then distinctly raised her abdomen into the air. A male approached and eventually mated (third image). Over a 1 minute period 3 matings were seen but it isn't known if just 1 or all 3 of the males were involved. (There was a lot of interaction between the males in the air adjacent to the female). After the 3rd mating the female lowered her abdomen back onto the flower, the males continued to interact and eventually they left to continue circling the two bushes, and the female left the area.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109701-35.273966
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 31 Oct 2018 01:38 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) -
Priority species lists
ACT Most Wanted!
Additional information
- Senna barronfieldii. ANBG. c804912.5 191s Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Mixed Gender
Species information
- Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata Scientific name
- Golden-Green Carpenter Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 781.8m Recorded at altitude
- 297 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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