Temognatha affinis
1 Jewel beetle at suppressed
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| Temognatha affinis | MarkH | 18 Jan 2026 | |
| Temognatha affinis | Caric | 18 Jan 2026 | |
| Unverified | Caric | 18 Jan 2026 |
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User's notes
Thought it was dead to start with as it was not moving. When I picked it up to take a photo of its face I felt a faint vibration in its body and something started to protrude from its abdomen - thought maybe an egg sac. I moved it off the exposed track and onto soft soil protected by grasses and no obvious ants.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.296554-35.020540
- Altitude 696.0m
- Maps Mcleods Creek Res (Gundaroo)
- Places Gundaroo, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 16 Jan 2026 10:51 AM Recorded on
- Caric Recorded by
- On bare, compacted soil of a track. Associated plant
- A couple of ants were bothering it. Associated animal
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Caric NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Temognatha affinis Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Temognatha affinis Scientific name
- Jewel beetle Common name
- Unknown
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1162m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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