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Jewel Beetle

Melobasis purpurascens

Photo by JamesPriest2
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Field Notes

Description:

small beetle (bug) black with metallic green spots. Around 1 cm in length (0.39 inches)

Habitat:

First time as far as I can recall ever seeing this type of beetle (bug). It was sitting on a palm frond in my garden

Notes:

An ID would be great if anyone knows. Thank you

Species ID Suggestions

Jewel beetle

Melobasis sp.

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Comments (2)
JamesPriest2
Thank you very much for identifying the beetle for me thaptor
thaptor
Nick Monahan has it as M. purpurascens - I found also the species names M. innocua: http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/australia,melobasis/Interesting and M. splendida: http://www.ipernity.com/doc/kurakongolia/album/518573/@/page:4:9 which, for my eye, are all the same species.

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