Actual
size¹:
size¹:
13.0 mm
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4.8 mm
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4.8 mm
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| L1 | 12.6 | 11.5 – 13.7 | n = 12 | 13.9 | 11.2 – 15.3 | n = 6 |
| L2 | 12.5 | 12 – 13.45 | n = 5 | 14.1 | 13.25 – 15.2 | n = 4 |
| W | 4.6 | 4 – 5.1 | n = 12 | 5.1 | 4.2 – 5.9 | n = 6 |
| 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 |
Surfaces with a distinctive 'waxy' sheen; elytra yellow-orange to red with dark fasciae in broad bands; head, pronotum and scutellum greenish blue, dark blue or violet.
Widely distributed in semi-arid areas but found in low numbers.
| 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 |
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9 | number of active beetles, actually recorded in that quarter-month | |
| actual count > 3 (median) | ||
| actual count <= 3 (median) | ||
| beetles | sites | SA regions¹ | family | position on host plant | |||||
| Leptospermum sp. | 9 | 4 | SL, KI | M | |||||
| Hakea mitchellii | 8 | 1 | KI | P | |||||
| Hakea sp. | 6 | 2 | EP, MU | P | |||||
| Leptospermum coriaceum | 5 | 4 | EP, MU, SE | M | |||||
| Grevillea anethifolia | 3 | 0 | EP | P | |||||
| Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana | 1 | 1 | SE | C | |||||
| Eucalyptus socialis ssp. socialis | 1 | 1 | EP | M | |||||
| Grevillea aspera | 1 | 1 | EP | P | |||||
| Grevillea ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia | 1 | 1 | MU | P | |||||
| Hakea leucoptera ssp. leucoptera | 1 | 1 | EP | P | |||||
| Leptospermum continentale | 1 | 1 | KI | M | |||||
| Leptospermum myrsinoides | 1 | 1 | SE | M | |||||
| Melaleuca sp. | 1 | 1 | EP | M | |||||
| Senna artemisioides ssp. artemisioides | 1 | 1 | EP | F |
| 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 | |
| P | Proteaceae | 20 | 50% | 5 |
| M | Myrtaceae | 18 | 45% | 5 |
| C | Casuarinaceae | 1 | 3% | 1 |
| F | Fabaceae | 1 | 3% | 1 |
| position | beetles | sites | ||
| on flower(s) | 8 | 6 | ||
| on flowering plant | 14 | 7 | ||
| on foliage or non-flowering plant | 2 | 2 | ||
| on plant (unspecified) | 15 | 6 | ||
| other | ||||
| on stems | 1 | 1 | ||
| colour | beetles | sites | SA regions¹ | |
| red | 3 | 3 | EP, KI, SE | |
| orange | 1 | 1 | SE | |
| yellow | 1 | 1 | EP |
There is an unusual, relatively high incidence of this species on plants of the genera Grevillea and Hakea (both in family Proteaceae), certainly greater than would be expected by chance alone. It appears to be unrelated to flower colour, and it is postulated that Hakea and Grevillea are most likely larval hosts for this species.
| 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. |