Melobasis propinqua
7 Propinqua jewel beetle at Stromlo, ACT
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| Melobasis propinqua | entom2 | 16 Oct 2022 | |
| Melobasis propinqua | RobG1 | 16 Oct 2022 |
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4 comments
16 Oct 2022
First record of this species, or for any aussie buprestid I suspect, on an orchid flower!
16 Oct 2022
Looks like this species has been fooled by orchids previously - sightings 4350346 & 4350796
17 Oct 2022
I also found Melobasis propinqua on Diuris semilunulata almost exactly a year ago in Mount Taylor Nature Reserve, see sighting 4401718
Location information
- Coordinates 149.007676-35.298899
- Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Oct 2022 04:19 PM Recorded on
- RobG1 Recorded by
- Diuris semilunulata Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- RobG1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melobasis propinqua Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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
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