Sarticus sp. (genus)
Predatory ground beetle at Ainslie, ACT
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| Sarticus sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 27 Mar 2020 | |
| Cardiothorax monarensis | jb2602 | 20 Feb 2020 |
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Very fast moving (and difficult to photograph)
1 comment
27 Mar 2020
That this one was very fast gives a clue to its being in the Carabidae. Most Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) are slower.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152032-35.259297
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Feb 2020 11:48 AM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Carab beetles (Carabidae) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sarticus sp. (genus)
Species information
- Sarticus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Predatory ground beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 619m to 626m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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