2 A jewel beetle at Dunlop, ACT
Identification history
| Melobasis thoracica | 1 Nov 2018 | KimPullen | ||
| Melobasis sp. (genus) | 1 Nov 2018 | KimPullen | ||
| Unidentified | 12 Oct 2018 | Harrisi |
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2 comments
Harrisi
wrote:
2 Nov 2018
Great work Kim, I knew it was different to M. propinqua! Can you share the deductive process to differentiate it from other Melobasis ?
KimPullen
wrote:
8 Nov 2018
Hi Stuart. The body shape and colour are distinctive. And having access to the ANIC gives me an unfair advantage!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.076085-35.269603
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 Oct 2018 06:06 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Leptospermum sp. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Melobasis thoracica Scientific name
- A jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 765.77m Recorded at altitude
- 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
- Description
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