Ptilophorus sp. (genus)
Wedge-shaped beetle at Dunlop, ACT
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| Ptilophorus sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 18 Jan 2021 | |
| Trigonodera sp. (genus) | AlisonMilton | 25 Sep 2019 | |
| Trigonodera sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 25 Sep 2019 | |
| Piesarthrius marginellus | AlisonMilton | 23 Sep 2019 |
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Couldn't find an exact match. The suggested species is the closest I could find. Body is only 10mm.
6 comments
23 Sep 2019
Feather horned Longhorn Beetle..
The following example looks much like yours, tho a different colour:
https://www.pictosee.com/p/2078089213470903566_11086794178
The following example looks much like yours, tho a different colour:
https://www.pictosee.com/p/2078089213470903566_11086794178
23 Sep 2019
Thanks Michael.
It was this photo upon which I based my suggestion, though agree a different colour. Have not found one of a similar colour.
It was this photo upon which I based my suggestion, though agree a different colour. Have not found one of a similar colour.
24 Sep 2019
A quote from that reference:
"This may be a juvenile as the adults are 1 inch long and this guy was nowhere near that".
As far as I know juvenile beetles don't have wings, and he says that adults are much larger. This might not be a reliable source but just a starting point.
"This may be a juvenile as the adults are 1 inch long and this guy was nowhere near that".
As far as I know juvenile beetles don't have wings, and he says that adults are much larger. This might not be a reliable source but just a starting point.
24 Sep 2019
Michael
I don't think this is Piesarthrius marginellus, Piesarthrius probably but not marginellus. All the examples I could find have very different horns. Can't find anything else similar.
I don't think this is Piesarthrius marginellus, Piesarthrius probably but not marginellus. All the examples I could find have very different horns. Can't find anything else similar.
25 Sep 2019
Not Piesarthrius marginellus or even Piesarthrius. I've got a better idea.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.034607-35.257667
- Altitude 666.0m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 22 Sep 2019 01:06 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Acacia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ptilophorus sp. (genus) Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Ptilophorus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Wedge-shaped beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 707.22m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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