Diphucrania aurocyanea
A jewel beetle at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Diphucrania aurocyanea | entom2 | 11 Dec 2022 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 11 Dec 2022 |
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On a grass stalk in a dry rocky area. About the same size as a raspberry jewel beetle (which I saw soon after). The colour looked quite different as the direction of the light changed, but much brighter than these photos indicate.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.084360-35.271150
- Altitude 646.6m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2022 10:55 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Rytidosperma pallidum Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Diphucrania aurocyanea
Species information
- Diphucrania aurocyanea Scientific name
- A jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 689.26m Recorded at altitude
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