Neocistela ovalis
Comb-clawed beetle at Kambah, ACT
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| Neocistela ovalis | KimPullen | 10 May 2021 | |
| Homotrysis lugubris | MichaelBedingfield | 27 Oct 2019 | |
| Unverified | Marthijn | 21 Oct 2019 |
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Close to 5 mm. Only insect interested in the flowering May Bush, which is ignored by bees and hoverflies. The most similar beetle I could find browsing through the CNM beetles was Homotrysis lugubris, but these were active in the middle of the day.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.065399-35.377195
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 21 Oct 2019 01:02 PM Recorded on
- Marthijn Recorded by
- May Bush. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Marthijn Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Neocistela ovalis Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Neocistela ovalis Scientific name
- Comb-clawed beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 685.7m Recorded at altitude
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