Melobasis obscurella

Obscurella jewel beetle at Stromlo, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.030233-35.383608
• Altitude 622.3m
• Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
• Places Stromlo, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 Abundance
• 24 Sep 2022 11:46 AM Recorded on
• HelenCross Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Acacia Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

• Melobasis obscurella Scientific name
• Obscurella jewel beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 824.4m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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