Eleale aspera

Clerid beetle at Cotter River, ACT

Eleale aspera at Cotter River, ACT - 23 Nov 2019
Eleale aspera at Cotter River, ACT - 23 Nov 2019
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Identification history

Eleale aspera 11 Mar 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Eleale aspera 10 Dec 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Eleale sp. (genus) 27 Nov 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 26 Nov 2019 SWishart

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Sorry, I'm not sure if it's a bug (I can almost see a feeding tube) or beetle (it's definitely got nippers)

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • Daisy - on of the billy button style Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

  • Eleale aspera Scientific name
  • Clerid beetle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1755.85m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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