Host Acacia spilleriana for Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Host plant Acacia spilleriana  (Spiller's Wattle)
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Acacia spilleriana p Denzel Murfet Hallelujah Hills Acacia spilleriana f Denzel Murfet Hallelujah Hills Acacia spilleriana, 10.8 km NNW Robertstown_Hallelujah Hills Rd, MU, 3 Oct 2012, by P.J. Lang, flower Melobasis obscurella, PL2323, adult host plant, Acacia spilleriana, MU, 10.8 km NNW Robertstown, 3 Oct 2012
Adult host: Buprestidae species recorded as adults on Acacia spilleriana, displayed in reverse count order
Melobasis obscurella, PL2322A, male, from Acacia spilleriana, MU, 10.8 km NNW Robertstown, 3 Oct 2012
Melobasis obscurella (20)
Melobasis obscurella, PL2324C, male, on Acacia spilleriana, MU, 10.8 km NNW Robertstown, 3 Oct 2012
shown on Acacia spilleriana
Agrilus hypoleucus, PL0415, female, from Acacia retinodes, SL, 0.8 km NW Normanville PO, 28 Jan 2008
Agrilus hypoleucus (1)
Agrilus hypoleucus, PL0544A, on Acacia pycnantha, SL, 1.5 km E Belair RS, 29 Nov 2008
shown on Acacia pycnantha
Diphucrania nubeculosa, PL3150, PL0349B, male and female
Diphucrania nubeculosa (1)
Diphucrania nubeculosa, PL0349B, PL0349A, female and male, on Acacia argyrophylla, MU, 10.4 km NNE Sedan, 16 Dec 2007
shown on Acacia argyrophylla
Larval host: Buprestidae species recorded breeding in Acacia spilleriana, displayed in reverse count order
Notographus uniformis, PL5663M, female, from Acacia notabilis dead stem, EP, 4.9 km ENE Carradoo Tanks, Lake Gilles CP, 13 Nov 2022. , 3.5 x 1.45 mm
Notographus uniformis (5)
Notographus uniformis, PL1766A, on dead Acacia rigens, MU, 19.6 km WSW Waikerie, 14 Jan 2011
shown on dead Acacia rigens
Notographus uniformis, PL6156x, prepupa, in Acacia burkittii dead branch, EP, 4.0 km WSW Iron Knob, 27 Aug 2024
Notographus uniformis, PL5663C, larva, from Acacia notabilis dead stem, EP, 4.9 km ENE Carradoo Tanks, Lake Gilles CP, 13 Nov 2022., photo by A.M.P. Stolarski
Notographus uniformis, PL6155, larva, from Acacia burkittii dead branch, dorsal & ventral views, with excreta pellets, EP, 4.0 km WSW Iron Knob, 27 Aug 2024
Notographus uniformis, PL6155, larva, from Acacia burkittii dead branch, dorsal, EP, 4.0 km WSW Iron Knob, 27 Aug 2024
Notographus uniformis, PL6155, larva, from Acacia burkittii dead branch, ventral, EP, 4.0 km WSW Iron Knob, 27 Aug 2024
Diphucrania nubeculosa, PL3150, PL0349B, male and female
Diphucrania nubeculosa (4)
Diphucrania nubeculosa, PL0349B, PL0349A, female and male, on Acacia argyrophylla, MU, 10.4 km NNE Sedan, 16 Dec 2007
shown on Acacia argyrophylla
Melobasis obscurella, PL2322A, male, from Acacia spilleriana, MU, 10.8 km NNW Robertstown, 3 Oct 2012
Melobasis obscurella (1)
Melobasis obscurella, PL2324C, male, on Acacia spilleriana, MU, 10.8 km NNW Robertstown, 3 Oct 2012
shown on Acacia spilleriana
Melobasis sordida, PL0629E, male, EP, 1.2 km W Edillilie, 6 Jan 2009
Melobasis sordida (1)
Melobasis sordida, PL0348, female, on Acacia argyrophylla, MU, 10.5 km ESE Truro, 16 Dec 2007
shown on Acacia argyrophylla