Melobasis sp. (genus)
Unidentified Melobasis jewel Beetle at O'Connor, ACT
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| Melobasis sp. (genus) | MarkH | 24 May 2023 | |
| Anilara | MichaelMulvaney | 24 May 2023 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 24 May 2023 |
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User's notes
Note blue spot at tail terminus.
2 comments
24 May 2023
The blue spot is from the abdominal tergites (on top of the abdomen). This is a common colour in Melobasis for this part of the beetle. The reason you can see the colour is because the apices of the elytra are missing (possibly bird damage).
This is definitely a Melobasis and quite likely M. sordida though identification to species level is not fully possible without examination of the specimen under a microscope.
This is definitely a Melobasis and quite likely M. sordida though identification to species level is not fully possible without examination of the specimen under a microscope.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107295-35.260160
- Altitude 629.0m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Apr 2023 10:52 AM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melobasis sp. (genus) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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
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