Neospades chrysopygia (Germar, 1848)
subfamily Agrilinae » tribe Coraebini » subtribe Cisseina
Neospades chrysopygia Adult images (last updated: 30 Jan 2025)
Measurements (mm)
| male | female |
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| L1 | 6.5 | 4.45 – 8 | n = 73 | 5.8 | 4 – 8.35 | n = 88 |
| L2 | 6.5 | 4.4 – 7.9 | n = 66 | 5.7 | 3.9 – 8.3 | n = 87 |
| W | 2.5 | 1.7 – 3.1 | n = 73 | 2.3 | 1.65 – 3.55 | n = 88 |
| 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 |
Distribution
NW, LE, NU, GT, FR, EA, EP, NL, MU, YP, SL
Australian States: WA, NT, SA, VIC, NSW, QLD, NSW
South Australian occurrences
| Legend | | P.J.Lang collection vouchered records |
| other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings |
Adult activity records for Neospades chrysopygia (total actual records: 432 beetles)
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| number of active beetles, actually recorded in that quarter-month |
| estimate of active beetles, inferred* from adjoining date ranges |
| actual count > 9.5 (median) |
| actual count <= 9.5 (median) |
| | *Inferred when a site has counts of active beetles for each of two consecutive
periods (date ranges), one finishing and the other starting in the same
quarter-month.
The count estimate is assigned to that quarter-month and calculated
as the lower of the two total beetle counts, divided by the number of quarter-months
in its date range.
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Adult host plants
| Hibiscus krichauffianus | 112 | 9 | NW, LE, GT | M |
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| Abutilon otocarpum | 68 | 7 | NW, LE, GT | M |
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| Malva weinmanniana | 33 | 9 | LE, NU, EP, NL, MU, SL | M |
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| Tribulus sp. | 29 | 1 | LE | Z |
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| Sida sp. | 16 | 3 | LE, GT, EP | M |
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| Abutilon sp. | 12 | 2 | GT, FR | M |
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| Hibiscus solanifolius | 11 | 2 | NW | M |
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| Sida ammophila | 10 | 3 | GT | M |
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| Polycalymma stuartii | 9 | 2 | GT | A1 |
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| Solanum sp. | 6 | 1 | NW | S |
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| Alyogyne pinoniana | 5 | 2 | NW | M |
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| Malvastrum americanum var. americanum | 3 | 1 | FR | M |
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| Ptilotus polystachyus | 2 | 1 | GT | A2 |
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| Gossypium sturtianum var. sturtianum | 2 | 2 | NW | M |
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| Abutilon leucopetalum | 1 | 1 | FR | M |
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| Hibiscus calcareus | 1 | 1 | EA | M |
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| Hibiscus sp. | 1 | 1 | NW | M |
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| Leiocarpa leptolepis | 1 | 1 | LE | A1 |
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| Malvaceae sp. | 1 | 1 | GT | M |
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| Sida intricata | 1 | 1 | FR | M |
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| Sida petrophila | 1 | 1 | EP | M |
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| Tribulus hystrix | 1 | 1 | LE | Z |
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| 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. |
Plant family
| M |
Malvaceae |
278 |
85% |
12 |
| Z |
Zygophyllaceae |
30 |
9% |
1 |
| A1 |
Asteraceae |
10 |
3% |
2 |
| S |
Solanaceae |
6 |
2% |
1 |
| A2 |
Amaranthaceae |
2 |
1% |
1 |
Position on adult host
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| on flower(s) | | 200 | 29 |
| on flowering plant | | 13 | 6 |
| on foliage or non-flowering plant | | 71 | 7 |
| on plant (unspecified) | | 42 | 8 |
Lure affinity
| blue | | 106 | 9 | NW, GT, EP, NL |
| white | | 23 | 1 | GT |
| light violet | | 13 | 1 | GT |
| yellow | | 12 | 2 | GT |
| dark violet | | 8 | 1 | GT |
| light pink | | 2 | 1 | GT |
| 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. |
, MU, A1_x468.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3227C, male, on Malva weinmanniana (PJL 2864), MU, 8.3 km WSW Blanchetown, 9 Mar 2015, 6.4 × 2.5 mm")
 dried flower, NW, A2_x468.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3593A, female, on Alyogyne pinoniana (C.J.Brodie 7208) dried flower, NW, 36.8 km W Amata, 10 Oct 2016, 7.1 × 2.7 mm")
 dried flower, NW, A3_x468.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3599B, male, on Hibiscus solanifolius (PJL 3011) dried flower, NW, 1.2 km NW Victory Well (tanks), 14 Oct 2016, 6.6 × 2.5 mm")
, MU, A4_x468.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3227C, male, from Malva weinmanniana (PJL 2864), MU, 8.3 km WSW Blanchetown, 9 Mar 2015, 6.4 × 2.5 mm")
, MU, A6_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3227C, male, from Malva weinmanniana (PJL 2864), MU, 8.3 km WSW Blanchetown, 9 Mar 2015, 6.4 × 2.5 mm")
![Neospades chrysopygia, SAMA, from Malva weinmanniana (in mallow flowers), SL, Reed Beds [Fulham], 14 Jan 1861](image/Neospades/Neospades chrysopygia, SAMA, from Malva weinmanniana (in mallow flowers), SL, A10_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, SAMA, from Malva weinmanniana (in mallow flowers), SL, Reed Beds [Fulham], 14 Jan 1861")
![Neospades chrysopygia, SAMA, aedeagus 1.5 mm long with previous, SL, Reed Beds [Fulham], 14 Jan 1861](image/Neospades/Neospades chrysopygia, SAMA, SL, aedeagus 1.5 mm long with previous, A11_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, SAMA, aedeagus 1.5 mm long with previous, SL, Reed Beds [Fulham], 14 Jan 1861")
, MU, A12_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3227D, male, from Malva weinmanniana (PJL 2864), MU, 8.3 km WSW Blanchetown, 9 Mar 2015, 7.1 × 2.7 mm")
 foliage, GT, A14_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL0129, on Hibiscus krichauffianus (PJL BS572-598) foliage, GT, 3.3 km ENE Pernatty Ridge, Pernatty Stn, 28 Mar 2007")
, NW, A16_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3595, on Hibiscus solanifolius (PJL 2948), NW, 0.8 km SSW Kalka, 12 Oct 2016, 7.5 × 2.7 mm")
, NW, A17_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3595, on Hibiscus solanifolius (PJL 2948), NW, 0.8 km SSW Kalka, 12 Oct 2016, 7.5 × 2.7 mm")
 bud, NW, A18_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3599A, male, on Hibiscus solanifolius (PJL 3011) bud, NW, 1.2 km NW Victory Well (tanks), 14 Oct 2016, 6.5 × 2.7 mm")
 bud, NW, A19_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3599A, male, on Hibiscus solanifolius (PJL 3011) bud, NW, 1.2 km NW Victory Well (tanks), 14 Oct 2016, 6.5 × 2.7 mm")
 bud, NW, A20_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3599A, male, on Hibiscus solanifolius (PJL 3011) bud, NW, 1.2 km NW Victory Well (tanks), 14 Oct 2016, 6.5 × 2.7 mm")
 dried flower, NW, A21.3_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3599B, male, on Hibiscus solanifolius (PJL 3011) dried flower, NW, 1.2 km NW Victory Well (tanks), 14 Oct 2016, 6.6 × 2.5 mm")
 dried flower, NW, A21.5_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3599B, male, on Hibiscus solanifolius (PJL 3011) dried flower, NW, 1.2 km NW Victory Well (tanks), 14 Oct 2016, 6.6 × 2.5 mm")
 dried flower, NW, A21.8_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3593A, female, on Alyogyne pinoniana (C.J.Brodie 7208) dried flower, NW, 36.8 km W Amata, 10 Oct 2016, 7.1 × 2.7 mm")
 dried flower, NW, A22_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3593E, female, on Alyogyne pinoniana (C.J.Brodie 7208) dried flower, NW, 36.8 km W Amata, 10 Oct 2016, 6.9 × 2.6 mm")
 dried flower, NW, A23_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3593E, female, on Alyogyne pinoniana (C.J.Brodie 7208) dried flower, NW, 36.8 km W Amata, 10 Oct 2016, 6.9 × 2.6 mm")
, MU, A24_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL3227C, male, on Malva weinmanniana (PJL 2864), MU, 8.3 km WSW Blanchetown, 9 Mar 2015, 6.4 × 2.5 mm")
, EA, photo by SA Seed Conservation Centre, A26_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, SID2814, on Hibiscus calcareus (D.J.Duval 1814), EA, 0.6 km W Curnamona HS, 30 Mar 2010, photo by SA Seed Conservation Centre")
, EA, photo by SA Seed Conservation Centre, A27_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, SID2814, on Hibiscus krichauffianus (D.J.Duval 1814), EA, 0.6 km W Curnamona HS, 30 Mar 2010, photo by SA Seed Conservation Centre")
 foliage, colour variation, GT, A40_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, PL5994, on Hibiscus krichauffianus (PJL 3755) foliage, colour variation, GT, 8.6 km W Mount Gunson summit, 8 Jan 2024")
, EA, photo by SA Seed Conservation Centre, H1_x300.jpg "Neospades chrysopygia, SID2814, adult host plant, Hibiscus calcareus (D.J.Duval 1814), EA, 0.6 km W Curnamona HS, 30 Mar 2010, photo by SA Seed Conservation Centre")