Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) femorata

16 Feather-horned beetle at Weetangera, ACT

Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) femorata at Weetangera, ACT - 10 Mar 2019
Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) femorata at Weetangera, ACT - 10 Mar 2019
Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) femorata at Weetangera, ACT - 10 Mar 2019
Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) femorata at Weetangera, ACT - 10 Mar 2019
Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) femorata at Weetangera, ACT - 10 Mar 2019
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Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) femorata 13 Mar 2019 AlisonMilton
Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) femorata 13 Mar 2019 AlisonMilton

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Plenty flying round in the sky and occasionally landing.

3 comments

amiessmacro wrote:
   9 Mar 2023
Amazing these are on my bucket list
AlisonMilton wrote:
   10 Mar 2023
Can usually find them around the water tanks at The Pinnacle at this time of year, but can often be very high in the trees. I've found they like Acacias.
Cristy1676 wrote:
   15 Mar 2023
Beautiful :-)

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