Unidentified Melobasis jewel Beetle at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Identification history
| Melobasis sp. (genus) | 12 Dec 2025 | Harrisi |
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1 comment
MarkH
wrote:
12 Dec 2025
Difficult to determine however the pattern is similar to superba from northern NSW. It would be great if the specimen was retained and lodged with ANIC
Location information
- Coordinates 148.960920-35.651735
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Dec 2025 06:07 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Collections
Harrisi NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Melobasis sp. (genus) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Leptospermum sp. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Melobasis sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Melobasis jewel Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1447.3m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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