Mordellidae (family)
Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle at Tennent, ACT
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| Mordellidae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 18 Dec 2019 |
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In Gigerline Nature Reserve, near Tharwa Sandwash.
2 comments
23 Dec 2019
The two on the left of the flower head are Mordellidae. The round one on the right is Dermestidae. I can't identify the one at the top, nor the tiny one at the bottom.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.086933-35.531278
- Altitude 580.7m
- Maps Gigerline Nature Reserve
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 11 Nov 2019 08:13 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Hemlock Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mordellidae (family) Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Mordellidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1613m Recorded at altitude
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