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L1 | 9.8 | 8.6 – 10.7 | n = 9 | 10.8 | 10.3 – 11.2 | n = 5 |
L2 | 10.6 | n = 1 | ||||
W | 3.6 | 3.05 – 4 | n = 9 | 4.0 | 3.7 – 4.2 | n = 5 |
Legend | L1 | length from clypeus/frons to elytral apex (mean, range, sample size) |
L2 | length from anterior of edge of eyes to elytral apex | |
W | maximum width with elytra fully closed |
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9 | number of active beetles, actually recorded in that quarter-month | |
actual count > 6.5 (median) | ||
actual count <= 6.5 (median) |
beetles | sites | SA regions¹ | family | position on host plant | |||||
Eremophila scoparia | 48 | 9 | EP, MU | S | |||||
Myoporum platycarpum | 37 | 5 | MU | S | |||||
Myoporum platycarpum ssp. platycarpum | 3 | 2 | EP, MU | S | |||||
Myoporum sp. | 1 | 1 | MU | S |
Legend | beetles | count of beetles collected from, or sighted on, host plant taxon |
sites | count of major sites (unique 10 km grid cells +/- some distinct approximate localities) | |
Plant names in green are hyperlinked to a matching host species page with plant photos. |
Code | beetles | % | host plant taxa | |
S | Scrophulariaceae | 89 | 100% | 3 |
position | beetles | sites | |
on flower(s) | 22 | 10 | |
on flowering plant | 18 | 2 | |
on foliage or non-flowering plant | 12 | 3 | |
on plant (unspecified) | 37 | 3 |
colour | beetles | sites | SA regions¹ | |
blue | 7 | 2 | EP, MU |
The fact that this species is associated in high frequencies with both the violet-coloured flowers of Broom Emubush Eremophila scoparia and the white flowers of Sugarwood Myoporum platycarpum suggests that the attraction may be based on a plant chemical rather than colour. Both these species were formerly classified in family Myoporaceae, but are now included in Scrophulariaceae.
¹ Legend | regions | SA State Herbarium regions (map) EA: Eastern, EP: Eyre Peninsula, FR: Flinders Ranges, GT: Gairdner-Torrens, KI: Kangaroo Island, LE: Lake Eyre, MU: Murray, NL: Northern Lofty, NU: Nullarbor, NW: North-Western, SE: South-Eastern, SL: Southern Lofty, YP: Yorke Peninsula |
size | The ellipse is the correct size when printed, indicative on a desktop screen, and likely to be wrong on a mobile device. |