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Sighting 3346261

Mordella sp. (genus)

Pintail or tumbling flower beetle at Tennent, ACT

Mordella sp. (genus) at Tennent, ACT - 22 Nov 2015
Mordella sp. (genus) at Tennent, ACT - 22 Nov 2015
Mordella sp. (genus) at Tennent, ACT - 22 Nov 2015
Mordella sp. (genus) at Tennent, ACT - 22 Nov 2015
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Identification history

Mordella sp. (genus) 29 Nov 2016 michaelb
Mordella sp. (genus) 29 Nov 2016 RogerF
Unidentified 21 Aug 2016 KenT

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2 comments

michaelb wrote:
   22 Aug 2016
These are pintail flower beetles, family Mordellidae. Roger might know the species, but he is away.
RogerF wrote:
   29 Nov 2016
I have not seen these uniformly black species before. Kim may know

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