Nasciodes parryi

Nasciodes parryi

Nasciodes parryi is a species of Jewel beetle in the family Buprestidae.
Nasciodes parryi A monotypic orange jewel on eucalyptus leaves. It caught me with a dead flash, this guy was gone before I could replace the batteries. I've not seen another specimen. Australia,Geotagged,Nasciodes,Nasciodes parryi

Naming

Nascioides parryi (Hope, 1843)

Distribution

Australia, Tasmania

Food

Herbivore

References:

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http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ac9318ac-43c0-4246-8dca-5ad962ae7423#overview
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyBuprestidae
GenusNasciodes
SpeciesNasciodes parryi
Photographed in
Australia