Hydrophilus sp. (genus)
1 Giant water scavenger beetle at Coree, ACT
Identify this sighting
| Hydrophilus sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 25 May 2022 | |
| Hydrophilus sp | trevorpreston | 25 May 2022 | |
| Hydrophilidae (family) | trevorpreston | 24 May 2022 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 24 May 2022 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Huge water beetle about 40mm in pond.
3 comments
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.
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
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hydrophilus sp. (genus) Water beetles (several families) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species