1 Carrion Beetle at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Ptomaphila lacrymosa | 4 Dec 2022 | Amata | ||
| Ptomaphila lacrymosa | 4 Dec 2022 | ibaird |
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User's notes
Attracted to UV light at night (50w Gecko).
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
4 Dec 2022
This Carrion or Carcass beetle was probably attracted to decayingb animal matter in my nearby compost heap or to a carcass in the garden.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113348-35.259578
- Altitude 609.8m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Dec 2022 08:46 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
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Collections
ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ptomaphila lacrymosa Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Resting on domestis fig leaf (Ficus carica). Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Ptomaphila lacrymosa Scientific name
- Carrion Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1307.81m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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