Lamprima aurata

Golden stag beetle at Flynn, ACT

Lamprima aurata at Flynn, ACT - 12 Mar 2011
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Identification history

Lamprima aurata 25 Nov 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Lamprima aurata 20 Nov 2017 KimPullen
Unidentified 23 Oct 2017 Christine

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Flew in, landed and disappeared down into the plants possibly into the ground.

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KimPullen wrote:
   21 Nov 2017
Hard to make it out, but the colour and appearance, as well as the behaviour you mentioned, suggest a female 'golden' stag beetle, a species in which only some of the males are actually golden.

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