Chondropyga dorsalis
Cowboy beetle at Acton, ACT
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| Chondropyga dorsalis | Amata | 15 Mar 2022 | |
| Chondropyga dorsalis | TimL | 14 Mar 2022 |
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User's notes
The sequence of images shows the grub of some sort of parasite working its way out of a dead Cowboy beetle. Thanks to Marcus for the initial sighting.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.105002-35.274755
- Altitude 648.1m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Mar 2022 01:09 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL 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
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6 / 7
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