Oct 4, 2019
#1494 - Xyroscelis crocata - Macrozamia Jewel Beetles
Two small, knobbly, brown Buprestids, unusual enough that they get their own tribe within the family. There’s only the two species in the genus - X. crocata here in Western Australia, and X. bumanna over on the coast of New South Wales. Crocata means ‘saffron-yellow’, and bumanna is from one of the indigenous languages and means ‘to move the wings’.
The larvae live inside Macrozamia fronds. These two were evidently eager enough to insert more.
Dawesville, Perth