Propinqua jewel beetle at Bungendore, NSW
Identification history
| Melobasis propinqua | 10 Dec 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Melobasis propinqua | 9 Nov 2024 | clarehoneydove |
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1 comment
MarkH
wrote:
10 Dec 2024
The colour and size of the beetle would suggest it’s Melobasis thoracica (or it’s a tiny purple propinqua which sounds highly unusual)
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Location information
- Places Bungendore, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Nov 2024 05:49 PM Recorded on
- clarehoneydove Recorded by
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Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Melobasis propinqua Scientific name
- Propinqua jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1473.6m Recorded at altitude
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