Dasygnathus sp. (genus)
Rhinoceros beetle at Paddys River, ACT
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| Dasygnathus sp. (genus) | 19 Mar 2017 | KimPullen | ||
| Dasygnathus sp. (genus) | 19 Mar 2017 | KimPullen | ||
| Unverified | 14 Mar 2017 | roymcd |
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User's notes
Reasonably large, maybe 2-3cm length. I rescued it from drowning in a shallow pool of water on the footpath. Some damage to its abdomen but it still crawled away.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.904849-35.465979
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Mar 2017 09:25 AM Recorded on
- roymcd Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- roymcd 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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