Atoichus bicolor
Darkling beetle at Tennent, ACT
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| Atoichus bicolor | KimPullen | 3 Dec 2019 | |
| Adoxia benallae | SWishart | 18 Nov 2019 |
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User's notes
About 50 beetles on 3 flowers very close together
2 comments
22 Nov 2019
Hi Michael M
We seem to have 2 species of beetle mixed up on the page for the species Adoxia benallae:
1 Red head with black eyes:
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/418450
2 The ones on this sighting (& other confirmed sightings) have a smaller black head and black eyes.
I think the page for Adoxia benallae needs to be reviewed.
We seem to have 2 species of beetle mixed up on the page for the species Adoxia benallae:
1 Red head with black eyes:
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/418450
2 The ones on this sighting (& other confirmed sightings) have a smaller black head and black eyes.
I think the page for Adoxia benallae needs to be reviewed.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.900573-35.542295
- Altitude 1356.6m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 50 Abundance
- 16 Nov 2019 10:34 AM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
- Billy buttons (?) Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Atoichus bicolor Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Atoichus bicolor Scientific name
- Darkling beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1356.6m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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6 / 7
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