Selagis caloptera

2 Caloptera jewel beetle at Charleys Forest, NSW

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Identification history

Selagis caloptera	13 Sep 2023	MarkH
Diadoxus erythrurus	13 Sep 2023	MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified	13 Sep 2023	arjay

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User's notes

Looks like a fly but has hard wing cases. Interesting colours.

3 comments

entom2 wrote:

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.

MarkH wrote:

13 Sep 2023

It worked for me Allen.
Definitely a Selagis caloptera

entom2 wrote:

13 Sep 2023

Still wont work for me, the name just vanishes when I hit 'Enter'.

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Location information

Maps Mongarlowe River QPRC LGA
Places Charleys Forest, NSW

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
10 Sep 2023 03:18 PM Recorded on
arjay Recorded by

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Deceased Animal health

Species information

Selagis caloptera Scientific name
Caloptera jewel beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Up to 790m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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