Chrysolopus spectabilis

1 Botany Bay Weevil at Wodonga, VIC

Chrysolopus spectabilis at Wodonga, VIC - 2 Mar 2021
Chrysolopus spectabilis at Wodonga, VIC - 2 Mar 2021
Chrysolopus spectabilis at Wodonga, VIC - 2 Mar 2021
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Chrysolopus spectabilis 2 Mar 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 2 Mar 2021 KylieWaldon

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This lone beetle was quite pretty; black with blue. Hard to get a pic of the front end it was facing towards the trunk on this small wattle tree which is in bud.

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   3 Mar 2021
Lovely colours and another first for you Kyliegw! Second recording of this species added to AW Nature Map and the first with a photo :)
KylieWaldon wrote:
   4 Mar 2021
yay! I looked up the (white) history of this beetle and it was the first recorded on Captain Cooks trip to Botany Bay - hence name. I did look hard for others but could only see the one.

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