Helea ovata
Pie-dish beetle at Gungahlin, ACT
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| Helea ovata | KimPullen | 21 Dec 2016 | |
| Helea ovata | KimPullen | 21 Dec 2016 | |
| Tenebrionidae (family) | CedricBear | 21 Dec 2016 |
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1 comment
22 Dec 2016
The red creatures clustered on its back appear to be mites; if so, they are probably phoretic (hitch-hikers) and not parasites.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.161925-35.156855
- Altitude 672.0m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Gungahlin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Dec 2016 09:22 AM Recorded on
- CedricBear Recorded by
Collections
- CedricBear Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Helea ovata Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Helea ovata Scientific name
- Pie-dish beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 812.6m Recorded at altitude
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