Onthophagus binodis
Dung beetle at Numeralla, NSW
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| Onthophagus binodis | MichaelBedingfield | 3 Feb 2023 | |
| Onthophagus binodis | KimberiRP | 1 Feb 2023 | |
| Bubas bison | KimberiRP | 28 Feb 2022 | |
| Unverified | SteveBorkowskis | 13 Feb 2022 |
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Dung beetle?
2 comments
28 Feb 2022
This seems to match the introduced dung beetle Bubas bison except for the matt upper surface; in available images of B. bison - e.g. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:c1108575-d58a-48cd-9daa-87c6d23435b7#gallery - the surface is shiny.
1 Feb 2023
Re-examination of this one. A better match is a female Onthophagus binodis, a southern African species deliberately introduced.
https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/support-and-resources/funds-grants-programs/farming-systems-demonstrations-program/onthophagus-binodis
https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/support-and-resources/funds-grants-programs/farming-systems-demonstrations-program/onthophagus-binodis
Location information
- Places Numeralla, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- SteveBorkowskis Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Onthophagus binodis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Onthophagus binodis Scientific name
- Dung beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 788.93m Recorded at altitude
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