1 A Jewel Beetle at suppressed
Identification history
| Selagis formosa | 4 Feb 2025 | MarkH | ||
| Selagis caloptera | 3 Feb 2025 | KimberiRP | ||
| Unidentified | 3 Feb 2025 | LisaH |
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2 comments
MarkH
wrote:
4 Feb 2025
This is Selagis formosa. It has previously been considered a sub species of S. caloptera by some authors however Dr Fritz Brechtel, who is working on the revision of the genus Selagis, has advised that this is a good species and is distinct from the Selagis caloptera that you find say around Sydney. I have viewed the types of S. formosa and S. caloptera and they are quite distinctive. I have collected S. formosa in the Hunter Valley and north into central Queensland while S. caloptera I have found as far north as Byfield in Queensland.
LisaH
wrote:
4 Feb 2025
Thank you - I sincerely appreciate your time, and the fascinating background and information provided
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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Collections
Insects & spiders on Bursaria spinosa - a research project. LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- bursaria Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Selagis formosa Scientific name
- A Jewel Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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