Melobasis obscurella
1 Obscurella jewel beetle at Yarralumla, ACT
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| Melobasis obscurella | Harrisi | 26 Aug 2025 |
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27 Aug 2025
@Harrisi Stewart, I found six of these on an Acacia on Belconnen Way, Hawker last Saturday - Just haven't posted them yet. Never found them in suburbia here before.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.086445-35.276921
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 26 Aug 2025 11:00 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
- Acacia sp. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Harrisi NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Melobasis obscurella Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Melobasis obscurella Scientific name
- Obscurella jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2232.3m Recorded at altitude
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