Diphucrania sp. (genus)
2 Jewel Beetle at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Diphucrania sp. (genus) | Amata | 23 Jan 2022 | |
| Diphucrania sp. (genus) | CathB | 23 Jan 2022 |
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A very small jewel beetle, less than 5 mm length, on Acacia dealbata foliage. The last photo shows it against my finger for scale.
1 comment
23 Jan 2022
Hi Birdy. This beetle seemed much smaller than other D acuducta I have seen, most of which were on pea flowers. It wasn't much bigger than Aaaaba.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.078494-35.272232
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 21 Jan 2022 04:30 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Acacia dealbata Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Diphucrania sp. (genus) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Diphucrania sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Jewel Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1402.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Cisseis sp.
Record quality
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