Melobasis purpurascens
A jewel beetle at Bungendore, NSW
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| Melobasis purpurascens | KimberiRP | 25 Feb 2025 | |
| Melobasis purpurascens | clarehoneydove | 11 Jan 2025 |
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25 Feb 2025
Belongs to the "purpurascens-group" in Melobasis, which needs further study to sort out the boundaries between the several species.
Location information
- Places Bungendore, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- clarehoneydove Recorded by
- Hairy geebung Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- clarehoneydove NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Melobasis purpurascens Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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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Record quality
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5 / 7
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