Neocuris fortnumi
3 A Jewel Beetle at Bungonia, NSW
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| Neocuris fortnumi | MarkH | 21 Dec 2024 | |
| Neocuris sp. (genus) | AlisonMilton | 21 Dec 2024 |
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9 comments
21 Dec 2024
@MarkH @KorinneM Hi Mark, This is the same beetle as Korinne's sighting that you are asking her to go back out and collect specimens. Do you still need the specimens?
Neocuris fortnumi (A Jewel Beetle)
Neocuris fortnumi (A Jewel Beetle)
22 Dec 2024
Hi Alison, if you have spares I would love a couple too please, as I'd like to photograph this alive myself if at all possible. Cheers, Allen M. Sundholm OAM
22 Dec 2024
Hi Allen, Wish we could accommodate you but we only managed to collect four and Mark would like six so has requested we send them all to him. as he is working on some project re: re-classification etc, at least this is my limited understanding. His correspondence has been with Korinne.
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22 Dec 2024
No worries Alison, perhaps if someone finds some more can they please contact me asap, as I am even happy to photograph them alive then send them on to Mark. Cheers, Allen
22 Dec 2024
@entom2 Thanks Allen, I know Mark is in WA but where are you? Korinne and I have been out to Bungonia four times now and it is more than a one hour drive from Canberra so I don't think she will be going out again any time soon. I completely rely on her as both the driver for IDing these beetles and literally the driver of the car as I don't personally have a licence, but will see if others in the area find these beetles.
23 Dec 2024
Hi Alison, understand perfectly, I am mostly a 'stay-at-home' these days. I am in Sydney. Has anyone been checking out patches of bush for various beetles close to Canberra, such as Black Mountain, Mount Ainslie, and Mount Jerrabomberra? Also, people should keep a lookout on the flowers of Bursaria, Leptospermum / Gaudium, Angophora, and Eucalyptus, as it seems to be a very good season for a whole range of jewel beetles your way. All the very best, Allen
Location information
- Coordinates 150.007907-34.810447
- Altitude 603.3m
- Maps Bungonia State Conservation Area Goulburn Mulwaree Council
- Places Bungonia, NSW
Sighting information
- 8 Abundance
- 20 Dec 2024 10:44 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- AlisonMilton Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Neocuris fortnumi
Species information
- Neocuris fortnumi Scientific name
- A Jewel Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 580m to 603.3m Recorded at altitude
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