Hylurgus ligniperda
Golden-haired bark beetle at Kambah, ACT
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| Hylurgus ligniperda | KimPullen | 27 Sep 2020 | |
| Hylurgus ligniperda | KimPullen | 27 Sep 2020 | |
| Unverified | HarveyPerkins | 17 Sep 2020 |
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total length ca 6 mm. Crawling slowly up metal garden fence.
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30 Sep 2020
Concerned that this species is considered a pest in North America and that the Atlas of Living Australia contains no ACT or NSW records of this species I sought information from my ACT forest colleges. They sought information from their stare colleges and the following information came back from NSW DPI - " I would guarantee that it has been in ACT for decades. It has been in Australia since the 1930s or 40s. I suspect it just hasn’t been reported anywhere."
It is not regarded as a pest in Australia
It is not regarded as a pest in Australia
30 Sep 2020
Interesting, Michael. Thanks for looking into that and posting the comment. Perhaps the reason they're not a significant threat here is that they don't know what their proper substrate is meant to be - metal fencing won't do them much good! ; )
Location information
- Coordinates 149.036930-35.393797
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Sep 2020 12:55 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Weevils (Curculionoidea) HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hylurgus ligniperda
Species information
- Hylurgus ligniperda Scientific name
- Golden-haired bark beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 591.2m Recorded at altitude
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