Selagis caloptera
2 Caloptera jewel beetle at Charleys Forest, NSW
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| Selagis caloptera | MarkH | 13 Sep 2023 | |
| Diadoxus erythrurus | MichaelMulvaney | 13 Sep 2023 | |
| Unverified | arjay | 13 Sep 2023 |
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User's notes
Looks like a fly but has hard wing cases. Interesting colours.
3 comments
13 Sep 2023
I tried to enter Selagis caloptera, being the current name of this beast, under 'Identify this sighting', but it deletes it after I press the Enter key.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- arjay Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Deceased Animal health
Collections
- arjay Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Selagis caloptera Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location