Plague Soldier Beetle at Stromlo, ACT
Identification history
| Chauliognathus lugubris | 5 Jan 2023 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Chauliognathus lugubris | 5 Jan 2023 | MatthewFrawley |
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User's notes
Huge numbers over flowering Burgan throughout south-west corner of Bluetts Block, often in huge clumps, hard to estimate the abundance but have put 1,001-10,000
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.008815-35.298794
- Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 5 Jan 2023 02:13 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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Additional information
- Kunzea ericoides Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Chauliognathus lugubris Scientific name
- Plague Soldier Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1437.3m Recorded at altitude
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