Host Pultenaea canaliculata for Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Host plant Pultenaea canaliculata  (Soft Bush-pea)
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Pultenaea canaliculata plant Winery Road Pultenaea canaliculata plant habit Winery Road Pultenaea canaliculata f Denzel Murfet Waitpinga Cliffs
Adult host: Buprestidae species recorded as adults on Pultenaea canaliculata, displayed in reverse count order
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL3264, male, from Pultenaea tenuifolia, SE
Melobasis propinqua verna (1)
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL0146A, PL0146B, male, on Pultenaea largiflorens, SL
shown on Pultenaea largiflorens
Larval host: Buprestidae species recorded breeding in Pultenaea canaliculata, displayed in reverse count order
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL3264, male, from Pultenaea tenuifolia, SE
Melobasis propinqua verna (2)
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL0146A, PL0146B, male, on Pultenaea largiflorens, SL
shown on Pultenaea largiflorens
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL3856, non-emerged adult, in Pultenaea involucrata (PJL 3142) stem base, SL
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL3835x, pupa, from Pultenaea densifolia (PJL 3129), same pupa 4 days later on RHS, SE
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL3826A, prepupa, from Pultenaea tenuifolia (PJL 3122), dorsal & ventral, MU
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL3825A, larva, from Pultenaea tenuifolia (PJL 3121) root crown, MU
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL3825A, larva, MU