Melobasis sp. (genus)
Unidentified Melobasis jewel Beetle at Fingal, VIC
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| Melobasis sp. (genus) | MarkH | 21 Sep 2026 | |
| Aaaba nodosus | CarbonAI | 21 Sep 2026 | |
| Melobasis sp. (genus) | Miranda | 21 Sep 2026 |
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2 comments
21 Sep 2026
Looking at iNaturalist could it be M. occidentalis? There aren't any records on iNat outside SA though. I didn't get a photo but the thorax was bright metallic blue.
21 Sep 2026
It doesn’t look like M. occidentalis which I have found a few times before in WA. M. simplex is a possibility. I’ll have a look at my reference collection when I am back home in a few days
Location information
- Coordinates 144.852992-38.434061
- Altitude 22.3m
- Places Fingal, VIC
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 20 Sep 2026 09:18 AM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Miranda NatureMapr Latest Melobasis sp. (genus) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Melobasis sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Melobasis jewel Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1447.3m Recorded at altitude
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