Eleale aspera

Clerid beetle at Acton, ACT

Eleale aspera at Acton, ACT - 18 Oct 2018 01:56 PM
Eleale aspera at Acton, ACT - 18 Oct 2018 01:56 PM
Eleale aspera at Acton, ACT - 18 Oct 2018 01:56 PM
Eleale aspera at Acton, ACT - 18 Oct 2018 01:56 PM
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Identification history

Eleale aspera 6 Apr 2020 KimPullen
Eleale simplex 8 Dec 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Eleale sp. (genus) 19 Oct 2018 RogerF
Unidentified 19 Oct 2018 TimL

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RogerF wrote:
   20 Oct 2018
As you can see from its jaws, not only a generalist pollen feeder but a predator of other flower visiting insects. Its larva is also a predator of other wood-boring larvae.

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Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

  • Eleale aspera Scientific name
  • Clerid beetle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1755.85m Recorded at altitude
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