3 Macularia jewel beetle at Vincentia, NSW
Identification history
| Stigmodera macularia | 2 Jan 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Stigmodera macularia | 2 Jan 2024 | RobG1 |
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User's notes
The Eucalyptus obstans is in flower and seems to be attracting many beetles and insects.
2 comments
AlisonMilton
wrote:
2 Jan 2024
@RobG1 Hi Rob, The second beetle in the last photo is Neorrhina punctata if you want to post it separately.
RobG1
wrote:
3 Jan 2024
@AlisonMilton Hi Alison, I have posted the Neorrhina punctatum here: Neorrhina punctatum (Spotted flower chafer)
Location information
- Coordinates 150.680406-35.088483
- Places Vincentia, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 1 Jan 2024 01:23 PM Recorded on
- RobG1 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) RobG1 South Coast NatureMapr Stigmodera macularia
Additional information
- Eucalyptus obstans Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Stigmodera macularia Scientific name
- Macularia jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 104.41m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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