Dicranolaius bellulus

Red and Blue Pollen Beetle at Tennent, ACT

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Identification history

Dicranolaius bellulus	22 Jan 2020	AlisonMilton
Dicranolaius bellulus	22 Jan 2020	RodDeb
Dasytinae (subfamily)	22 Jan 2020	RodDeb

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4 comments

AlisonMilton wrote:

23 Jan 2020

Sorry, not seeing a third beetle in these photos: only the red and blue pollen beetle and weevil.

RodDeb wrote:

23 Jan 2020

Thanks Alison not sure how that happened thought I put it in as the red and blue pollen beetle.
you sure that lump on the right isn't an insect :D

AlisonMilton wrote:

23 Jan 2020

It might be worth trying to crop out the weevil for clarity.

RodDeb wrote:

23 Jan 2020

if I cropped it to just the Red and Blue pollen beetle the pic quality would be terrible, pretty easy to pick which one is the red and blue pollen beetle. I just made a mistake and hit the wrong name with the first ID. Thanks again Alison.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.078222 -35.528953
Altitude 563.1m
Maps Gigerline Nature Reserve
Places Tennent, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
21 Jan 2020 02:30 PM Recorded on
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RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dicranolaius bellulus Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

Rhinotia Weevil Associated animal
5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Dicranolaius bellulus Scientific name
Red and Blue Pollen Beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1404.19m Recorded at altitude
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