Heteronychus arator

African black beetle at Fraser, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.033160-35.189660
• Maps Dunlop Grasslands
• Places Fraser, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 16 Sep 2021 11:57 AM Recorded on
• trevorpreston Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

• Heteronychus arator Scientific name
• African black beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Exotic
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 845.1m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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• Synonyms

  Heteronychus sanctaehelenae

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