Melobasis propinqua

Propinqua jewel beetle at Tharwa, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 148.988202-35.798805
• Altitude 1473.6m
• Maps Namadgi National Park
• Places Tharwa, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 31 Oct 2018 02:27 PM Recorded on
• SWishart Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Golden shaggy pea, Oxylobium ellipticum Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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
• Machine learning
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