Ptomaphila lacrymosa

2 Carrion Beetle at Acton, ACT

Ptomaphila lacrymosa at Acton, ACT - 17 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Ptomaphila lacrymosa 29 Dec 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Ptomaphila lacrymosa 24 Dec 2020 trevorpreston
Unidentified 19 Dec 2020 MattFox

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Several of these beetles inside the carcass of an Eastern Water Dragon, eating the rotting remains of the insides. Not the most pleasant thing to photograph!

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trevorpreston wrote:
   24 Dec 2020
I'm suggesting this could be Ptomaphila lacrymosa, Carrion beetle
Misgolas horsemanae
https://www.carolynyoung.com.au/carrion-insects#4
michaelb wrote:
   24 Dec 2020
Good research Trevor !
MattFox wrote:
   25 Dec 2020
Cheers Trevor! Being a new species certainly makes the awful smell and visual of the dead dragon worth it!

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  • 5 Abundance
  • 17 Dec 2020 09:38 AM Recorded on
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