Rhinoceros beetle at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Dasygnathus sp. (genus) | 1 Feb 2019 | RogerF | ||
| Dasygnathus sp. (genus) | 31 Jan 2019 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 30 Jan 2019 | ibaird |
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Attracted to an UV Led light at night. The beetle was keen to burrow down out of sight under the soil surface at the first opportunity.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.113180-35.259650
- Altitude 596.6m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Jan 2019 08:46 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
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ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dasygnathus sp. (genus) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Dasygnathus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Rhinoceros beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1043.14m Recorded at altitude
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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