Melobasis thoracica
1 A jewel beetle at Aranda, ACT
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| Melobasis thoracica | MarkH | 13 Sep 2025 | |
| Melobasis thoracica | Miranda | 13 Sep 2025 |
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I'm 90% sure these are all thoracica with colour variations. Saw about a dozen in this area.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.078663-35.268268
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 13 Sep 2025 03:22 PM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
- Acacia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Miranda NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Melobasis thoracica Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Melobasis thoracica Scientific name
- A jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 765.77m Recorded at altitude
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7 / 7
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