Barrow Island Jewel Beetle
Buprestidae gen. indet.
FP-11320
Discoverer: F. Bokhari (2021)
Fauna Portal species: 11320
Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family: Buprestidae
Diagnosis
A medium-sized species with golden/coppery iridescence. Elytra with 6 orange spots.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
unknown
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Harry Butler Institute
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N16255-8
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30 September 2019
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Australia
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, coastline
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night hand collection
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Volker Framenau, 29 February 2024