Barrow Island Jewel Beetle Chrysobothris subsimilis Thomson, 1879
Fauna Portal species: 11320
Chrysobothris subsimilis, dorsal (HBI N16255-8; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: F. Bokhari (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 7773Diagnosis
This is the only species of Chrysobothris on Barrow Island. A medium-sized species with golden/coppery iridescence. Elytra with 6 orange spots.
Status
- native
Australia
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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