Selagis aurifera
4 Aurifera jewel beetle at Kambah, ACT
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| Selagis aurifera | entom2 | 20 Jan 2023 | |
| Unverified | HelenCross | 20 Jan 2023 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
21 Jan 2023
This species has only been recorded from a few locations in the Canberra Nature Map region and this is a new recorded location
2 comments
21 Jan 2023
Great find, only the 8th sighting on Canberra Nature Map and you are just the third person to submit a sighting of this jewel beetle.
Location information
- Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- HelenCross Recorded by
- Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Insects & spiders on Bursaria spinosa - a research project. HelenCross NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Selagis aurifera Significant Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Selagis aurifera Scientific name
- Aurifera jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 819.92m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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