Melobasis thoracica

1 A jewel beetle at Canberra Central, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.108187-35.261521
• Maps Black Mountain
• Places Canberra Central, ACT

Sighting information

• 6 Abundance
• 7 Sep 2023 05:03 PM Recorded on
• Harrisi Recorded by

• Collections

  Photographic Competition - best invertebrate animal image Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Harrisi

Additional information

• Acacia buxifolia Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Other activity Insect behaviour on flower

Species information

• Melobasis thoracica Scientific name
• A jewel beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 765.77m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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