Melobasis obscurella
3 Obscurella jewel beetle at Downer, ACT
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| Melobasis obscurella | MichaelMulvaney | 13 Sep 2021 | |
| Melobasis obscurella | Harrisi | 12 Sep 2021 |
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3 comments
13 Sep 2021
Only one vein visible on wattle leaf so Acacia cultriformis (a weed) rather than the local Acacia pravissima where two veins are visible on the leaf.
13 Sep 2021
Great info Michael, I had considered A. cultriformis and found them hard to separate. Should I destroy this plant next time I visit area ( after moving on any resident jewel beetles)?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.087684-35.276516
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Downer, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 11 Sep 2021 06:58 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
- Acacia pravissima Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melobasis obscurella Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Melobasis obscurella Scientific name
- Obscurella jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2232.3m Recorded at altitude
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