4 a Jewel beetle at Conder, ACT
Identification history
| Melobasis splendida | 1 Aug 2024 | MarkH | ||
| Melobasis splendida | 1 Aug 2024 | owenh |
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Jan 2022
2 comments
MarkH
wrote:
1 Aug 2024
The Melobasis splendida group comprises a number of similar undescribed species that are undergoing revision by Brian Levey of Wales. The specimen illustrated may prove to be one of these undescribed species
owenh
wrote:
1 Aug 2024
Thanks for this info Mark. Again, a big thank you for all your id's. Brilliant!
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.121836-35.457235
- Maps Tuggeranong Hill
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Jan 2022 12:08 PM Recorded on
- owenh Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)
Additional information
- Acacia mearnsii Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Melobasis splendida Scientific name
- a Jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 632.55m Recorded at altitude
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