Fungus beetle at Canberra Central, ACT
Identification history
| Episcaphula australis | 7 May 2018 | KimPullen | ||
| Erotylidae (family) | 4 May 2018 | KimPullen | ||
| Erotylidae (family) | 4 May 2018 | RogerF |
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3 comments
RogerF
wrote:
5 May 2018
Fungus Beetle: Cucujoidea: Erotylidae. Clubbed antennae and flattened shape diagnostic. A good find.
RogerF
wrote:
8 May 2018
According to Hawkeswood Turner & Wells the main hosts of Episcaphula are bracket fungi Polyporus spp. I must take a closer look.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.176843-35.250341
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 May 2018 05:27 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
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Collections
jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Episcaphula australis Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Episcaphula australis Scientific name
- Fungus beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 708m Recorded at altitude
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