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L1 | 16.0 | 15.1 – 17 | n = 7 | 15.6 | 13.6 – 18.25 | n = 7 |
L2 | 15.5 | 14.7 – 16.35 | n = 7 | 15.1 | 13.15 – 17.5 | n = 6 |
W | 5.0 | 4.7 – 5.35 | n = 7 | 5.0 | 4.35 – 5.9 | n = 7 |
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 3 per quarter month | |
live emerged adults, count <= median value of 3 | ||
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 | ||||||
Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae | 27 | 12 | FR, EP, NL | F | ||||||
Acacia calamifolia | 10 | 4 | FR, MU | F | ||||||
Acacia sp. | 3 | 1 | EP | F | ||||||
Hakea sp. | 2 | 1 | FR | P | ||||||
Acacia ligulata | 1 | 1 | EP | F | ||||||
Senna artemisioides ssp. x coriacea | 1 | 1 | NL | 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 | |
F | Fabaceae | 41 | 95% | 3 |
P | Proteaceae | 2 | 5% | 1 |
position | beetles | sites | ||
on flower(s) | 4 | 2 | ||
on flowering plant | 3 | 2 | ||
on foliage or non-flowering plant | 22 | 10 | ||
on plant (unspecified) | 1 | 1 | ||
other | ||||
on branch | 11 | 2 | ||
on dead branch | 1 | 1 | ||
on stems | 2 | 2 |
Adults are strongly associated with Elegant Wattle Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae and it is postulated that this is probably a larval host plant also.
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. |