Xyloryctidae (family)

Aranda, ACT

Xyloryctidae (family) at Aranda, ACT - 14 Aug 2021 03:40 PM
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Identification history

Xyloryctidae (family) 16 Aug 2021 ibaird
Xyloryctidae (family) 16 Aug 2021 donhe
Cossidae (family) 16 Aug 2021 ibaird
Unidentified 16 Aug 2021 KMcCue

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1 comment

donhe wrote:
   16 Aug 2021
No discernible pattern on the prothorax, and the frass around the borehole suggest Xyloryctidae.

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Additional information

  • rotting wood Associated plant
  • 50mm or larger Animal size
  • Larvae Breeding behaviour

Species information

  • Xyloryctidae (family) Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Minor weed or pest
  • Up to 764.5m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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