Propinqua jewel beetle at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Melobasis propinqua | 29 Sep 2021 | Harrisi | ||
| Melobasis propinqua | 29 Sep 2021 | CathB |
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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
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) CathB
Additional information
- Acacia buxifolia 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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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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