Melobasis purpurascens

A jewel beetle at Ainslie, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.141600-35.268756
• Altitude 603.1m
• Maps Corroboree Park
• Places Ainslie, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 22 Dec 2024 04:17 PM Recorded on
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  Pirom Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melobasis purpurascens Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Breeding behaviour
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

• Melobasis purpurascens Scientific name
• A jewel beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 793m Recorded at altitude
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