Hydrophilidae (family)
Unidentified water scavenger beetle at O'Connor, ACT
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| Hydrophilidae (family) | 10 Jan 2021 | KimPullen | ||
| Dytiscidae (family) | 10 Jan 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 10 Jan 2021 | ConBoekel |
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Crawls along sticks underwater. Carries air bubble with it. Is probably sucking in air in the first image. Appearance falsified using post-processing to show details. The true appearance is glossy black.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.107133-35.260113
- Altitude 623.1m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Jan 2021 03:34 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hydrophilidae (family) Water beetles (several families) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Hydrophilidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified water scavenger beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 704m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
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