Scarab beetle, curl grub at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Scarabaeidae (family) | 17 Mar 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 19 Sep 2018 | ruthkerruish |
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Is it possible to identify which scarab beetle? These larvae remind us how important life in the soil is and how this drought must be affecting insects, fungi, bacteria etc.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.098398-35.339075
- Altitude 623.7m
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 18 Sep 2018 11:00 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
Additional information
- In the soil feeding on old grass roots in a eucalyptus area in severely affected compacted dry area! Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Scarabaeidae (family) Scientific name
- Scarab beetle, curl grub Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1062.4m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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