5 Caloptera jewel beetle at Charleys Forest, NSW
Identification history
| Selagis caloptera | 6 Mar 2023 | MarkH | ||
| Selagis caloptera | 4 Mar 2023 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unidentified | 4 Mar 2023 | arjay |
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2 comments
entom2
wrote:
4 Mar 2023
NB: it is actually form 'formosa' of caloptera but form 'formosa' deserves to be raised to species level. A revision of the genus is currently under way so I would expect this to be so raised. Cheers, Allen M. Sundholm.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- arjay Recorded by
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Insects Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) arjay Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Bursaria Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Selagis caloptera Scientific name
- Caloptera jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 790m Recorded at altitude
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