1 Propinqua jewel beetle at Bruce, ACT
Identification history
| Melobasis propinqua | 16 Nov 2021 | KimPullen | ||
| Dinocephalia sp. (genus) | 9 Nov 2021 | Harrisi | ||
| Melobasis propinqua | 9 Nov 2021 | Harrisi | ||
| Dinocephalia sp. (genus) | 9 Nov 2021 | Roger |
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2 comments
Roger
wrote:
9 Nov 2021
I didn't scroll threw all of the jewl beetles, Melobasis propinqua certainly fits. Thank you.
Harrisi
wrote:
9 Nov 2021
No worries Roger, its hirsute forehead is usually the diagnostic though I know its ' arse end pretty well, can be bronze or green plus the plant it is on is also indicative...
Location information
- Coordinates 149.094440-35.260985
- Altitude 645.2m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Nov 2021 08:34 AM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Roger
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm 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
- GPS evidence of location
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