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Thanks Mark Hura for the ID. Thanks also to Buprestidae of South Australia ( Jewel beetles ) by Peter J. Lang. Please note that the location provided is only an approximation. Collected on my behalf by Ryan Ernesti.

Thanks Mark Hura for the ID. Thanks also to Buprestidae of South Australia ( Jewel beetles ) by Peter J. Lang. Please note that the location provided is only an approximation. Collected on my behalf by Ryan Ernesti.

In the last week I've seen thousands of these all going in one direction, too fast for me to photograph on my phone. Today, whilst many were still on the move I saw I few piles of them. I'm actually about 50km northwest of Blackall.