Melobasis propinqua
Propinqua jewel beetle at Kambah, ACT
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| Melobasis propinqua | KimPullen | 24 Nov 2018 | |
| Melobasis propinqua | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Nov 2018 | |
| Unverified | MatthewFrawley | 3 Oct 2018 |
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User's notes
Possibly the same as Stuart's sighting: https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sighting/3768886
1 comment
4 Oct 2018
Matthew, if you have some spare time there is a photo gallery for the jewel beetle family: https://sites.google.com/site/buprestidpages/buprestidae-gallery
This gallery can be searched by genus, for example, Castiarina:
https://sites.google.com/site/buprestidpages/castiarina-gallery
Stuart's is similar, but has a different texture to yours.
This gallery can be searched by genus, for example, Castiarina:
https://sites.google.com/site/buprestidpages/castiarina-gallery
Stuart's is similar, but has a different texture to yours.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065578-35.371925
- Maps Mount Taylor
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Oct 2018 01:54 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
- Dillwynia sp. Yetholme (P.C.Jobson 5080) NSW Herbarium Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melobasis propinqua Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Melobasis propinqua Scientific name
- Propinqua jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1473.6m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location