Heteronychus arator

African black beetle at Hughes, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.098586-35.338300
• Altitude 618.8m
• Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 7 Oct 2019 11:00 AM Recorded on
• ruthkerruish Recorded by

• Collections

  ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

• Water Associated plant
• Yes an earwig Associated animal
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

• Heteronychus arator Scientific name
• African black beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Exotic
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 845.1m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Heteronychus sanctaehelenae

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