Selagis caloptera

1 Caloptera jewel beetle at Tuggeranong Hill NR (TGH)

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.107778-35.449005
• Maps Tuggeranong Hill
• Places Calwell, ACT

Sighting information

• 2 Abundance
• 13 Jan 2024 01:55 PM Recorded on
• MichaelMulvaney Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) MichaelMulvaney Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower

Species information

• Selagis caloptera Scientific name
• Caloptera jewel beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 790m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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