Chondropyga dorsalis
Cowboy beetle at Garran, ACT
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| Chondropyga dorsalis | AlisonMilton | 10 Feb 2021 | |
| Chondropyga dorsalis | Tapirlord | 10 Feb 2021 |
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A male??
1 comment
11 Feb 2021
I think a female, by the robust body. The best way to sex them is by the antennae - males have longer 'leaf' segments - but I can't see those in these shots.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.096164-35.339303
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Garran, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Feb 2021 05:16 PM Recorded on
- Tapirlord Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Breeding behaviour
Collections
- Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chondropyga dorsalis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chondropyga dorsalis Scientific name
- Cowboy beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1285.9m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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