Limbata jewel beetle at Pialligo, ACT
Identification history
| Temognatha limbata | 13 Jan 2026 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Temognatha limbata | 13 Jan 2026 | Pirom |
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Dead
1 comment
entom2
wrote:
14 Jan 2026
Hi Pirom, could you possibly please post this dead specimen to me? I think this might be Temognatha sanguinea, not Temognatha limbata, as yours has more strongly bispinose elytra than Temognatha limbata has. Also, the pronotum is too shiny for T. limbata. There is a small chance it is T. affinis, but I dont think so. Either way If I could please be sent the specimen, handled extremely carefully (so as to not break any of its appendages) placed between wads of tissue in a takeaway container in a postal padded bag, I can make a definitive ID. I am on email at entom2@optusnet.com.au. and am on Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp as 'Allen Sundholm' Cheers, Allen M. Sundholm
Location information
- Coordinates 149.176850-35.281711
- Altitude 583.2m
- Places Pialligo, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Jan 2026 01:27 PM Recorded on
- Pirom Recorded by
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Pirom NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Temognatha limbata
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Temognatha limbata Scientific name
- Limbata jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 767.69m Recorded at altitude
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