1 Giant water scavenger beetle at Coree, ACT
Identification history
| Hydrophilus sp. (genus) | 25 May 2022 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Hydrophilus sp | 25 May 2022 | trevorpreston | ||
| Hydrophilidae (family) | 24 May 2022 | trevorpreston | ||
| Unverified | 24 May 2022 | trevorpreston |
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User's notes
Huge water beetle about 40mm in pond.
3 comments
trevorpreston
wrote:
25 May 2022
Thanks Kim Pullen for the ID of Hydrophilus sp. Unfortunately we only have Hydrophilidae sp. (family) in the system at the moment.
RogerF
wrote:
25 May 2022
I have not seen one of these giant Hydrophilus since I left the UK 60 years ago!
trevorpreston
wrote:
25 May 2022
Its the first Ive ever seen, and the largest beetle I've ever seen. Quite a spectacular beetle.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.980248-35.243792
- Altitude 584.0m
- Maps Woodstock Nature Reserve
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 May 2022 08:04 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
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Collections
trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hydrophilus sp. (genus) Water beetles (several families) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Hydrophilus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Giant water scavenger beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 584m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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