Whiplash rove beetle at Molonglo Valley, ACT
Identification history
| Carphurini sp. (tribe) | 19 Nov 2025 | Lorenzo | ||
| Paederus sp. (genus) | 25 Nov 2021 | Amata | ||
| Staphylinidae (family) | 25 Nov 2021 | trevorpreston | ||
| Unverified | 23 Nov 2021 | trevorpreston |
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User's notes
Landed on my hand, beetle about 5mm.
2 comments
trevorpreston
wrote:
26 Nov 2021
Thanks for this great ID. I suspect there may be more sightings of this species under Staphylinidae (family).
Lorenzo
wrote:
19 Nov 2025
This is a carphurini beetle, Balanophorus or Carphurus. Not a staphylinid.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.010123-35.298918
- Maps Piney Ridge Denman Prospect 2 Estate Deferred Area (Block 12) Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Nov 2021 03:40 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
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Collections
trevorpreston NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Rove beetles (Staphylinidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Paederus sp. (genus)
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Paederus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Whiplash rove beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 936m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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