Phyllotocus navicularis
Nectar scarab at Conder, ACT
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| Phyllotocus navicularis | MichaelBedingfield | 3 Feb 2018 |
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Conder, ACT
4 comments
3 Feb 2018
Hi Kim
I've reported these beetles before, but am curious how they all end up in the rain gauge and then can't get out and so perish ?
I've reported these beetles before, but am curious how they all end up in the rain gauge and then can't get out and so perish ?
7 Feb 2018
I have no idea what would attract them to the rain gauge, Michael. Anyone else?
17 Dec 2018
Hi Kim
I have a simple explanation for the above behaviour. See the following sighting:
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3878421
I have a simple explanation for the above behaviour. See the following sighting:
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3878421
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101445-35.464692
- Altitude 630.0m
- Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 5 Jan 2018 02:28 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Phyllotocus navicularis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Phyllotocus navicularis Scientific name
- Nectar scarab Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 820.1m Recorded at altitude
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