Melobasis propinqua (Propinqua jewel beetle)

Order Coleoptera, family Buprestidae. Adults can be found on shrubby 'bush peas' such as Dillwynia and Pultenaea, where they appear to eat the flowers.

Melobasis propinqua is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast

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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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Location information

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Genoplesium plumosum target area Jerrawangala National Park

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