Unidentified Melobasis jewel Beetle at Throsby, ACT
Identification history
| Melobasis sp. (genus) | 22 Feb 2023 | MarkH | ||
| Melobasis sp. (genus) | 22 Feb 2023 | DPRees125 |
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MarkH
wrote:
22 Feb 2023
This is likely a male Melobasis sordida however determination to species level is generally only possible by examination under a microscope.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.164109-35.163828
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Throsby, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 21 Feb 2023 11:59 AM Recorded on
- DPRees125 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) DPRees125 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- silver wattle Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Melobasis sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Melobasis jewel Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1447.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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