Malachiinae (subfamily)

Soft-winged flower beetle at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

Malachiinae (subfamily)	3 Dec 2019	KimPullen
Adoxia benallae	20 Nov 2017	KimPullen
Cantharidae sp. (family)	30 Oct 2017	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	23 Oct 2017	ClubFED

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3 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

30 Oct 2017

Possibly a member of the Heteromastix genus, which belongs in the Soldier beetle family

KimPullen wrote:

21 Nov 2017

Michael, the colours are similar to those of Heteromastix but they are a bit more flattened. I'll go with a leaf beetle species that is common and widely distributed in south-east Australia ans recorded from the ACT.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

21 Nov 2017

Thanks Kim - and for your huge confirmation effort over the last few days - much appreciated

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
14 Oct 2017 03:18 PM Recorded on
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Insects Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) ClubFED Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Malachiinae (subfamily) Scientific name
Soft-winged flower beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1321.7m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania