Propinqua jewel beetle at Holt, ACT
Identification history
| Melobasis propinqua | 12 Oct 2020 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Melobasis propinqua | 12 Oct 2020 | CathB |
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This beetle seemed to be fooled, at least briefly, by the orchid's mimicry of a pea flower. It didn't stay long.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.076287-35.267553
- Altitude 571.2m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Oct 2020 03:12 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Diuris nigromontana Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm 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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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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