Phyllotocus navicularis
Nectar scarab at Conder, ACT
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| Phyllotocus navicularis | MichaelBedingfield | 17 Dec 2018 |
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This is a gathering of over 100 beetles with many of them intent on breeding. Perhaps they were all just emerged after the recent heavy rain (88mm). They were flying low, at just above grass level, and landing on anything that would take their weight. Some chose to land on my rain gauge and fell in. This has happened before and they perished. These I emptied out and I took the rain gauge away.
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17 Dec 2018
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101258-35.463714
- Altitude 48.3m
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 15 Dec 2018 02:26 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Mostly grass Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Mixed Gender
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Phyllotocus navicularis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Phyllotocus navicularis Scientific name
- Nectar scarab Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 820.1m Recorded at altitude
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