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Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata

Golden-Green Carpenter Bee at Acton, ACT

Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 25 Nov 2020
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 25 Nov 2020
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 25 Nov 2020
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 25 Nov 2020
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT - 25 Nov 2020
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Identification history

Xylocopa aeratus 26 Nov 2020 michael.batley
Xylocopa aeratus 26 Nov 2020 TimL

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Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting of a lone female at high level within the tree.

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Lasioglossum (Callalictus) callomelittinum (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 4 Oct 2020 by PeterA
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Leioproctus (Leioproctus) platycephalus at Acton, ACT - 17 Sep 2020 by PeterA
Lipotriches (Austronomia) ferricauda (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 17 Sep 2020 by PeterA
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Acton, ACT - 17 Sep 2020 by PeterA
Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at Downer, ACT - 13 Sep 2020 by TimL
Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at Acton, ACT - 14 Aug 2020 by Christine
Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at Acton, ACT - 21 Jul 2020 by TimL
Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at Acton, ACT - 3 Jul 2020 by TimL
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Tiphiidae (family) (Unidentified Smooth flower wasp) at Hackett, ACT - 18 Feb 2020 by TimL
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Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 27 Dec 2019 by TimL
Eleale pulchra (Clerid beetle) at Acton, ACT - 17 Dec 2019 by TimL
Neorrhina punctata (Spotted flower chafer) at Acton, ACT - 17 Dec 2019 by TimL
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Acton, ACT - 6 Dec 2019 by TimL
Lagriini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified lagriine darkling beetle) at Acton, ACT - 2 Dec 2019 by TimL
Cicadellidae (family) (Unidentified leafhopper) at Acton, ACT - 2 Dec 2019 by TimL
Stenocotis depressa (Leafhopper) at Acton, ACT - 30 Nov 2019 by rawshorty
Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 5 Nov 2019 by TimL
Delias harpalyce (Imperial Jezebel) at Hackett, ACT - 18 Oct 2019 by JudithRoach
Oroderes humeralis (A longhorn beetle) at Acton, ACT - 2 Oct 2019 by TimL
Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Acton, ACT - 26 Sep 2019 by TimL
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Hackett, ACT - 10 Sep 2019 by TimL
Acacia buxifolia subsp. buxifolia (Box-leaf Wattle) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata (Broad-leaved Hop Bush) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Eucalyptus polyanthemos (Red Box) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Acacia genistifolia (Early Wattle) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Eucalyptus rossii (Inland Scribbly Gum) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall

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  • 25 Nov 2020 02:00 AM Recorded on
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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Female Gender

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