Cowboy beetle at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Chondropyga dorsalis | 15 Mar 2022 | Amata | ||
| Chondropyga dorsalis | 14 Mar 2022 | TimL |
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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
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Chondropyga dorsalis Scientific name
- Cowboy beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1285.9m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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