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Melobasis purpurascens
small beetle (bug) black with metallic green spots. Around 1 cm in length (0.39 inches)
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
An ID would be great if anyone knows. Thank you
Nick Monahan has it as M. purpurascens - I found also the species names M. innocua:
http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/australia...
and M. splendida:
http://www.ipernity.com/doc/kurakongolia...
which, for my eye, are all the same species.
Spotted on Nov 16, 2016
Submitted on Nov 17, 2016
