Omorgus australasiae
Hide beetle at Sutton, NSW
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| Omorgus australasiae | KimPullen | 22 May 2020 | |
| Omorgus australasiae | KimPullen | 22 May 2020 | |
| Saragus sp. (genus) | Whirlwind | 3 May 2020 |
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User's notes
Suggest it to be Saragus marginellus - ref 'Insects of South-eastern Australia' by Roger Farrow
2 comments
22 May 2020
These beetles are related to scarabs - the short antennae, with the final segments in the form of flat plates, are a clue to that.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.280853-35.225594
- Altitude 709.6m
- Places Sutton, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Mar 2020 11:05 AM Recorded on
- Whirlwind Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Whirlwind Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Omorgus australasiae
Species information
- Omorgus australasiae Scientific name
- Hide beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 759.05m Recorded at altitude
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