Devil's coach horse, Rove beetle at Wamboin, NSW
Identification history
| Creophilus erythrocephalus | 10 Oct 2020 | KimPullen | ||
| Creophilus erythrocephalus | 10 Oct 2020 | KimPullen | ||
| Staphylinidae (family) | 10 Oct 2020 | Bron | ||
| Unidentified | 10 Oct 2020 | natureguy |
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2 comments
Bron
wrote:
10 Oct 2020
Nice find - it's Creophilus erythrocephalus Devil's Coach Horse a large Rove Beetle, not yet on CNM. I found one in my chook run :)
natureguy
wrote:
10 Oct 2020
Thanks Bron, are they very common? I've never seen anything like it before and it was so bizarre, with the striking colouration.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.273411-35.262694
- Places Wamboin, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 6 Sep 2020 10:23 AM Recorded on
- natureguy Recorded by
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Creophilus erythrocephalus Scientific name
- Devil's coach horse, Rove beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 692.79m Recorded at altitude
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