A scarab beetle at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Telura sp. (genus) | 11 May 2018 | RogerF | ||
| Telura sp. (genus) | 11 May 2018 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Telura | 10 May 2018 | RogerF | ||
| Melolonthinae (subfamily) | 10 May 2018 | ibaird |
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User's notes
Attracted to MV light at night.
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
11 May 2018
My suggestion that this is a chafer beetle in the Telura sp.(genus) is based on the photo on p. 236 (Farrow, 2016) and the postings for this genus on the ALA at:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:07ef2d76-9666-42e2-9b49-e3b7f2e4649d#overview
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:07ef2d76-9666-42e2-9b49-e3b7f2e4649d#overview
Location information
- Coordinates 148.899728-35.480697
- Altitude 833.3m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 May 2018 07:16 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
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Collections
ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Telura sp. (genus) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Telura sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A scarab beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1411.08m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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