Phyllotocus rufipennis

Nectar scarab at Conder, ACT

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Identification history

Phyllotocus rufipennis	19 Dec 2016	KimPullen
Phyllotocus rufipennis	19 Dec 2016	KimPullen
Unverified	18 Dec 2016	MichaelBedingfield

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User's notes

Swarms of these beetles on Eucalyptus blakelyi; Conder, ACT.

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:

18 Dec 2016

Also see:
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.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.101471 -35.464766
Altitude 631.3m
Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
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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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
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