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Melobasis purpurascens
A small metallic beetle with green and purple colors.
Found feeding on Cassinia (Dogwood)
Victorian http://www.gaiaguide.info/Group.html?gro...
Here is the normal colorhttp://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/319...
btw you're right about the Cassinia - usually bare but right now there's action :-)
Very nice! Did you spot any Bunyips while you were there?
Thanks LeanneGThanks ShannaBIt's nice to finally find something on cassinia flowers
Nice find!
Beautiful!
Thanks for your faves.Melobasis genus has about 100 species so they are hard to identify. This one is quite characteristic and one of the easier ones. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melobasis
Spotted on Dec 31, 2013 Submitted on Dec 31, 2013
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Here is the normal color
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/319...
btw you're right about the Cassinia - usually bare but right now there's action :-)
Very nice! Did you spot any Bunyips while you were there?
Thanks LeanneG
Thanks ShannaB
It's nice to finally find something on cassinia flowers
Nice find!
Beautiful!
Thanks for your faves.
Melobasis genus has about 100 species so they are hard to identify. This one is quite characteristic and one of the easier ones.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melobasis