Cockchafer at Greenleigh, NSW
Identification history
| Melolonthinae (subfamily) | 11 Apr 2023 | KimberiRP | ||
| Unidentified | 11 Dec 2020 | Harrisi |
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KimberiRP
wrote:
11 Apr 2023
Possibly a Heteronyx. The 'white crust' on its head is dried soil; scarabs often dig in the soil.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.248591-35.371701
- Places Greenleigh, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 9 Dec 2020 06:35 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Kunzea sp. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Melolonthinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Cockchafer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1454m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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