Dasygnathus sp. (genus)
Rhinoceros beetle at Tennent, ACT
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| Dasygnathus sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 12 Dec 2017 | |
| Heteronychus arator | MichaelBedingfield | 18 Apr 2017 | |
| Heteronychus arator | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Feb 2017 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 13 Oct 2016 |
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On the lower slopes of Mt Tennant, in Namadgi NP. This beetle was most unusual in that when I was taking the photographs, it made a loud buzzing sound. Body length 18-21mm.
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13 Dec 2017
Identified as Dasygnathus sp. by Tom Weir of CSIRO, who said it is most likely D. trituberculatus which is recorded from this region.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.055827-35.533516
- Altitude 750.0m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Feb 2016 08:15 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dasygnathus sp. (genus) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Dasygnathus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Rhinoceros beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1043.14m Recorded at altitude
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