Phyllotocus rufipennis

Nectar scarab at Conder, ACT

Phyllotocus rufipennis at Conder, ACT - 11 Dec 2016
Phyllotocus rufipennis at Conder, ACT - 11 Dec 2016
Phyllotocus rufipennis at Conder, ACT - 11 Dec 2016
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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.

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   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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Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Conder, ACT - 29 May 2020 by michaelb
Hepialidae (family) (Unidentified Swift or Ghost Moth) at Conder, ACT - 28 May 2020 by michaelb
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Chalcididae (family) (Unidentified chalcid wasp) at Conder, ACT - 26 May 2020 by michaelb

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