Melobasis thoracica

A jewel beetle at Hackett, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.089164-35.275727
• Maps Black Mountain
• Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 10 Oct 2019 04:20 PM Recorded on
• Harrisi Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Acacia rubida Associated plant
• pic 3 dorsal and ventral, pic 4 size comparison; male (left) and female Associated animal
• 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
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