Melobasis gratiotissima

Melobasis gratiotissima

Melobasis gratiotissima is a species of Jewel beetle in the very large genus Melobasis. This is possibly the most colorful species in this genus which are often green. They are specialist leaf feeders on Acacia.
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Naming

Melobasis gratiosissima (Thomson, 1879)

Distribution

Throughout all states of Australia except Tasmania.

References:

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http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/51178
https://sites.google.com/site/buprestidpages/melobasis
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:c16541f7-b404-4305-b5a7-039e20a76be1#tab_recordsView
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyBuprestidae
GenusMelobasis
SpeciesMelobasis gratiotissima
Photographed in
Australia