Melobasis purpurascens
A jewel beetle at Queanbeyan, NSW
Identify this sighting
| Melobasis purpurascens | MarkH | 21 Mar 2026 | |
| Unverified | Paul4K | 21 Mar 2026 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Dead on a pot with potting mix in,but no plant.
1 comment
21 Mar 2026
It’s probably either Melobasis purpurascens or Melobasis splendida. This genus is undergoing revision by Dr Brian Levey. The purpurascens and splendida groups have not yet been revised so a final determination is not yet possible.
Location information
- Places Queanbeyan, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Paul4K Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Paul4K NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Melobasis purpurascens Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Melobasis purpurascens Scientific name
- A jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 793m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location