Nectar scarab at Conder, ACT
Identification history
| Phyllotocus rufipennis | 19 Dec 2016 | KimPullen | ||
| Phyllotocus rufipennis | 19 Dec 2016 | KimPullen | ||
| Unidentified | 18 Dec 2016 | MichaelBedingfield |
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User's notes
Swarms of these beetles on Eucalyptus blakelyi; Conder, ACT.
2 comments
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
18 Dec 2016
Also see:
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3367496
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3367496
KimPullen
wrote:
19 Dec 2016
P. rufipennis is black except for the orange elytra. The ones that are yellowish brown except for the shiny black ends of the elytra are Phyllotocus macleayi.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101471-35.464766
- Altitude 631.3m
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2016 06:37 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Mixed Gender
Species information
- Phyllotocus rufipennis Scientific name
- Nectar scarab Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1933.44m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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