Dermestes sp. (genus)
Leather Beetle at Crooked Corner, NSW
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| Dermestes sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 21 Mar 2022 | |
| Dermestes sp. (genus) | RogerF | 21 Mar 2022 | |
| Unverified | Milly | 21 Mar 2022 |
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These fell out of the underside of a dead beetle (I think a Bess Beetle) when I picked it up. They were 6 or 7mm long, and with the naked eye first appeared a bit like mouse droppings, until they started moving! Macro pics revealed this hairy creature, possibly a moth larvae?
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.345516-34.209011
- Places Crooked Corner, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Mar 2022 01:26 PM Recorded on
- Milly Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Milly Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dermestes sp. (genus) Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Dermestes sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Leather Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 653.77m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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