Ptomaphila lacrymosa

1 Carrion Beetle at O'Connor, ACT

Ptomaphila lacrymosa at O'Connor, ACT - 3 Dec 2022 08:46 PM

Ptomaphila lacrymosa at O'Connor, ACT - 3 Dec 2022 08:46 PM

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Identification history

	Ptomaphila lacrymosa	4 Dec 2022	Amata
	Ptomaphila lacrymosa	4 Dec 2022	ibaird

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Attracted to UV light at night (50w Gecko).

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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.

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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
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Other beetles ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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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