1 A Melobasis jewel beetle at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Melobasis sordida | 2 Nov 2023 | MarkH | ||
| Unidentified | 2 Nov 2023 | ConBoekel |
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1 comment
MarkH
wrote:
2 Nov 2023
It’s a bit hard to tell if this is M. sordida or M. thoracica. I’ll lean towards the former due to its bronze uniform dorsal colour.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.112047-35.262895
- Altitude 619.4m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2023 10:32 AM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Melobasis sordida Scientific name
- A Melobasis jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 619.4m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Melobasis viridisterna
Record quality
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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