A rove beetle at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Antimerus punctipennis | 20 Nov 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Antimerus punctipennis | 19 Nov 2025 | Lorenzo | ||
| Staphylinidae (family) | 2 May 2022 | Amata | ||
| Staphylinidae (family) | 2 May 2022 | TimL |
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User's notes
The first image shows the Rove beetle feigning death when it was initially disturbed whilst foraging through the leaf litter. Part of its front right leg was missing.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.108758-35.272663
- Altitude 612.5m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 May 2022 10:27 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Antimerus punctipennis Rove beetles (Staphylinidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Antimerus punctipennis Scientific name
- A rove beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 588.25m to 612.5m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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