Obscurella jewel beetle at Belconnen, ACT
Identification history
| Melobasis obscurella | 16 Sep 2023 | MarkH | ||
| Melobasis obscurella | 16 Sep 2023 | CathB |
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User's notes
At least four seen. One collected for photography and returned. Same tree as M. thoracica
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.073933-35.266037
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 10 Sep 2023 02:21 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Acacia boormanii Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour 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
- Machine learning
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Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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