Chrysobothris sp. (genus)

1 Jewel beetle at Kambah, ACT

Chrysobothris sp. (genus) at Kambah, ACT - 26 Dec 2020

Chrysobothris sp. (genus) at Kambah, ACT - 26 Dec 2020

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Identification history

	Chrysobothris sp. (genus)	1 Jan 2021	KimPullen
	Unidentified	26 Dec 2020	HelenCross

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3 comments

Harrisi wrote:

27 Dec 2020

Wow, another amazing jewel beetle sighting by Helen! Preliminary perusal looks like Chrysobothris sp. Kim, help !!??

HelenCross wrote:

28 Dec 2020

Thanks Stuart. It was crawling around in the car so I'm unsure where it came from but we had been to Uriarra Crossing earlier.

KimPullen wrote:

1 Jan 2021

This may be C. perroni, but the species are hard to separate.

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Location information

Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Dec 2020 05:41 PM Recorded on
HelenCross Recorded by

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Chrysobothris sp. (genus) Scientific name
Jewel beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
619.89m to 637.8m Recorded at altitude
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