Barrow Island Soft-Winged Flower Beetle
Carphurus
FP-3334
Discoverer: N. Guthrie (2016)
Fauna Portal species: 3334
Carphurus FP-3334, dorsal (HBI N34414-10; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: A. Greenhill (2025)
Fauna Portal Image No. 13497Diagnosis
Head, pronotum and abdomen black; elytra variable, but generally yellow-brown with black triangular patch on the anterior end, often darker colouration along the lateral edge with darker patch in the posterolateral corners. Some specimens with entire elytra dark brown, while others may be yellow with just a small dark spot.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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