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L1 | 8.8 | 7.4 – 9.75 | n = 19 | 9.4 | 8.3 – 10.1 | n = 13 |
L2 | 8.8 | 7.45 – 9.5 | n = 13 | 9.3 | 8.15 – 9.85 | n = 7 |
W | 3.0 | 2.6 – 3.45 | n = 19 | 3.2 | 2.8 – 3.5 | n = 13 |
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 |
Legend | P.J.Lang collection vouchered records | |
other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings |
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Legend | live emerged adults, count > median value of 7 per quarter month | |
live emerged adults, count <= median value of 7 | ||
live non-emerged adults only, for that quarter month | ||
12 | number of active beetles for that quarter month |
beetles | sites | SA regions¹ | family | position on host plant | |||
Leptospermum sp. | 27 | 6 | SL, KI | M | |||
Leptospermum coriaceum | 10 | 4 | EP, MU, SE | M | |||
Calytrix tetragona | 9 | 4 | EP, YP, KI | M | |||
Melaleuca pauperiflora ssp. mutica | 9 | 1 | EP | M | |||
Melaleuca gibbosa | 8 | 2 | KI | M | |||
Leptospermum myrsinoides | 5 | 4 | SE | M | |||
Prostanthera behriana | 4 | 1 | SL | L | |||
Prostanthera striatiflora | 4 | 1 | EP | L | |||
Myoporum insulare | 4 | 2 | KI | S | |||
Leptospermum continentale | 3 | 1 | KI | M | |||
Eucalyptus rugosa | 3 | 1 | KI | M | |||
Grevillea pterosperma | 2 | 1 | MU | P | |||
Hysterobaeckea behrii | 2 | 1 | SE | M | |||
Eucalyptus remota | 1 | 1 | KI | M | |||
Hakea mitchellii | 1 | 1 | EP | P | |||
Melaleuca decussata | 1 | 1 | EP | M |
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 | |
M | Myrtaceae | 78 | 84% | 10 |
L | Lamiaceae | 8 | 9% | 2 |
S | Scrophulariaceae | 4 | 4% | 1 |
P | Proteaceae | 3 | 3% | 2 |
position | beetles | sites | |
on flower(s) | 31 | 11 | |
on flowering plant | 22 | 10 | |
on plant (unspecified) | 40 | 7 |
colour | beetles | sites | SA regions¹ | |
white | 11 | 1 | SE | |
light pink | 4 | 2 | SE | |
blue | 2 | 1 | EP |
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. |