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Melobasis propinqua

Propinqua jewel beetle at Mount Taylor

Melobasis propinqua at Mount Taylor - 2 Oct 2018
Melobasis propinqua at Mount Taylor - 2 Oct 2018
Melobasis propinqua at Mount Taylor - 2 Oct 2018
Melobasis propinqua at Mount Taylor - 2 Oct 2018
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Identification history

Melobasis propinqua 24 Nov 2018 KimPullen
Melobasis propinqua 10 Nov 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 3 Oct 2018 MatthewFrawley

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Author's notes

Possibly the same as Stuart's sighting: https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sighting/3768886

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michaelb wrote:
   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.

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Pardalotus punctatus (Spotted Pardalote) at Mount Taylor - 21 Mar 2018 by MatthewFrawley
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Ocyphaps lophotes (Crested Pigeon) at Mount Taylor - 3 Jan 2018 by MatthewFrawley
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Delias aganippe (Spotted Jezebel) at Mount Taylor - 26 Dec 2017 by MatthewFrawley
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Mount Taylor - 26 Dec 2017 by MatthewFrawley
Jalmenus icilius (Amethyst Hairstreak) at Mount Taylor - 24 Dec 2017 by MatthewFrawley
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Malus pumila (Apple) at Mount Taylor - 20 Nov 2017 by RosemaryRoth
Rytidosperma pallidum (Red-anther Wallaby Grass) at Mount Taylor - 11 Nov 2017 by MatthewFrawley
Burchardia umbellata (Milk Maids) at Mount Taylor - 10 Nov 2017 by PeterR
Asperula conferta (Common Woodruff) at Mount Taylor - 21 Oct 2017 by MatthewFrawley
Linaria pelisseriana (Pelisser's Toadflax) at Mount Taylor - 16 Oct 2017 by George
Trapezites phigalia (Heath Ochre) at Mount Taylor - 8 Oct 2017 by MatthewFrawley
Dillwynia sp. Yetholme (P.C.Jobson 5080) NSW Herbarium at Mount Taylor - 2 Oct 2017 by MatthewFrawley
Heteroscenes pallidus (Pallid Cuckoo) at Mount Taylor - 17 Sep 2017 by MatthewFrawley
Utricularia dichotoma (Fairy Aprons, Purple Bladderwort) at Mount Taylor - 6 Nov 2016 by RosemaryRoth
Burchardia umbellata (Milk Maids) at Mount Taylor - 5 Nov 2016 by MatthewFrawley
Pollanisus viridipulverulentus (Satin-green Forester) at Mount Taylor - 4 Nov 2016 by ACT Parks - Invasive Plants Team
Arthropodium fimbriatum (Chocolate Lily) at Mount Taylor - 28 Nov 2015 by RosemaryRoth
Arthropodium fimbriatum (Chocolate Lily) at Mount Taylor - 26 Nov 2015 by PCS - Biosecurity Officer (TO4)
Burchardia umbellata (Milk Maids) at Mount Taylor - 26 Nov 2015 by ACT Parks - Invasive Plants Team
Utricularia dichotoma (Fairy Aprons, Purple Bladderwort) at Mount Taylor - 29 Dec 2010 by MatthewFrawley
Kunzea ericoides (Burgan) at Mount Taylor - 19 Dec 2010 by MatthewFrawley
Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) at Mount Taylor - 18 Dec 2010 by MatthewFrawley
Arthropodium fimbriatum (Chocolate Lily) at Mount Taylor - 24 Nov 2010 by MatthewFrawley
Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Mount Taylor - 23 Nov 2010 by MatthewFrawley
Lomandra multiflora (Many-flowered Matrush) at Mount Taylor - 17 Oct 2010 by MatthewFrawley
Isoetopsis graminifolia (Grass cushion daisy) at Mount Taylor - 4 Oct 2010 by MatthewFrawley
Hypoxis hygrometrica (Golden Weather-grass) at Mount Taylor - 3 Mar 2010 by MatthewFrawley
Kunzea parvifolia (Violet kunzea) at Mount Taylor - 31 Oct 2009 by MatthewFrawley
Solenogyne dominii (Smooth Solenogyne) at Mount Taylor - 8 Mar 2009 by MatthewFrawley

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Location information

Species information

  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 2 Oct 2018 01:54 PM Recorded on
  • MatthewFrawley Recorded by

Additional information

  • Dillwynia sp. Yetholme (P.C.Jobson 5080) NSW Herbarium Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender
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