5 Obscurella jewel beetle at Canberra Central, ACT
Identification history
| Melobasis obscurella | 23 Aug 2023 | MarkH | ||
| Melobasis obscurella | 23 Aug 2023 | Harrisi | ||
| Melobasis obscurella | 23 Aug 2023 | Harrisi |
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" They're baaaa-aaaack !" Found my first of this sp. for the season on exactly same day as last year!
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.088772-35.276054
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Aug 2023 02:44 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Photographic Competition - best invertebrate animal image Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Harrisi
Additional information
- A. buxifolia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Other activity Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Melobasis obscurella Scientific name
- Obscurella jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 824.4m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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