Melobasis obscurella
3 Obscurella jewel beetle at Scullin, ACT
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| Melobasis obscurella | AlisonMilton | 27 Aug 2025 |
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Never found them in surburbia like this before: so close to home!
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.034530-35.240628
- Altitude 609.6m
- Places Scullin, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 24 Aug 2025 01:46 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Acacia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- AlisonMilton 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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