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Melobasis purpurascens
A small metallic beetle with green and purple colors.
Found feeding on Cassinia (Dogwood)
Spotted on Dec 31, 2013
Submitted on Dec 31, 2013
7 Comments
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