Melobasis propinqua
Propinqua jewel beetle at Aranda, ACT
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| Melobasis propinqua | Harrisi | 29 Sep 2021 | |
| Melobasis propinqua | CathB | 29 Sep 2021 |
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User's notes
Didn't react when I moved concealing flowers away, or when I picked it up, but it must have been playing dead as it eventually flew away.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.075527-35.265595
- Altitude 551.5m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Sep 2021 04:04 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Acacia buxifolia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melobasis propinqua Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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
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7 / 7
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