Unidentified Melobasis jewel Beetle at Casey, ACT
Identification history
| Melobasis sp. (genus) | 3 Oct 2023 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Melobasis propinqua | 2 Oct 2023 | Hejor1 |
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2 comments
MarkH
wrote:
3 Oct 2023
I don’t think it’s M. propinqua as there are no signs of the setae that generally cover the ventral surface and legs. The photos unfortunately are not the best however I would lean towards M. thoracica at this stage.
Harrisi
wrote:
3 Oct 2023
I'll second all that Mark...likewise the 'furry forehead' is also absent....
Location information
- Coordinates 149.093444-35.173244
- Altitude 639.7m
- Places Casey, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Oct 2023 11:18 AM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Deceased Animal health
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- False Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Melobasis sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Melobasis jewel Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1447.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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