Melobasis obscurella

1 Obscurella jewel beetle at Aranda, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.077881-35.268561
• Maps Aranda Bushland
• Places Aranda, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 4 Sep 2024 12:48 PM Recorded on
• Miranda Recorded by

• Collections

  Miranda Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melobasis obscurella Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

• Acacia rubida Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a 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
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