Eleale simplex

Clerid beetle at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

Eleale simplex	17 Jan 2021	KimPullen
Eleale sp. (genus)	10 Jan 2021	KimPullen
Unverified	10 Jan 2021	JackyF

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User's notes

Clerid beetle. Near Eleale simplex sighting 4366351, but advised by Michael Mulvaney that this is not the same species.

2 comments

KimPullen wrote:

10 Jan 2021

I think it is E. simplex, although the white scutellum (the small round or triangular plate in the middle at the base of the elytra) of that species is not obvious. But the whole beetle seems to be covered in pollen, which might reduce the colour contrast. The structure matches E. simplex.

JackyF wrote:

10 Jan 2021

Thanks!

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Location information

Coordinates 149.102011 -35.327567
Altitude 646.5m
Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
7 Jan 2021 01:20 PM Recorded on
JackyF Recorded by
Collections
Insects Checkered Beetles (Cleridae) Beetles (Coleoptera) JackyF Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Bursaria Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Eleale simplex Scientific name
Clerid beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1659.41m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

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South Australia

Victoria

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