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Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)
Selagis aurifera
4 Aurifera jewel beetle at suppressed
Identification history
| Selagis aurifera | 20 Jan 2023 | entom2 | ||
| Unidentified | 20 Jan 2023 | HelenCross |
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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
MatthewFrawley wrote:
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.
Species information
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Jan 2023 03:31 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
Additional information
- Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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