Chauliognathus tricolor
Tricolor soldier beetle at Cook, ACT
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| Chauliognathus tricolor | MichaelBedingfield | 10 May 2020 | |
| Chauliognathus lugubris | MichaelMulvaney | 8 May 2020 | |
| Chauliognathus tricolor | CathB | 26 Apr 2020 |
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1 comment
10 May 2020
The usually red thorax is a bit pale, not red. But there is a record on ALA that is similarly pale:
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/219c33b5-2277-4661-b41b-e9f63771b12f
also
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39941964
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/219c33b5-2277-4661-b41b-e9f63771b12f
also
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39941964
Location information
- Coordinates 149.073987-35.267003
- Altitude 589.6m
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 23 Apr 2020 02:04 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chauliognathus tricolor Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chauliognathus tricolor Scientific name
- Tricolor soldier beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1309.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Chauliognathus nobilitatus
Record quality
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