Melobasis thoracica

1 A jewel beetle at Bruce, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.097461-35.262710
• Maps Black Mountain
• Places Bruce, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 30 Sep 2022 04:42 PM Recorded on
• Harrisi Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

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

Species information

• Melobasis thoracica Scientific name
• A jewel beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 765.77m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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