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Chauliognathus lugubris

Plague Soldier Beetle at Lyneham, ACT

Chauliognathus lugubris at Lyneham, ACT - 4 Feb 2023
Chauliognathus lugubris at Lyneham, ACT - 4 Feb 2023
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Identification history

Chauliognathus lugubris 5 Feb 2023 michaelb
Unidentified 4 Feb 2023 HelenWay

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Body nearer 12mm end of size range

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Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Lyneham, ACT - 18 Oct 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Dimorphotheca ecklonis (African Daisy) at Lyneham, ACT - 18 Oct 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Solanum linearifolium (Kangaroo Apple) at Lyneham, ACT - 18 Oct 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Sorbus domestica (Service Tree) at Lyneham, ACT - 18 Oct 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Papaver dubium (Longhead Poppy) at Lyneham, ACT - 18 Oct 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Salvia verbenaca var. verbenaca (Wild Sage) at Lyneham, ACT - 28 Apr 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Bothriochloa macra (Red Grass, Red-leg Grass) at Lyneham, ACT - 28 Apr 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Clynotis severus (Stern Jumping Spider) at Lyneham, ACT - 23 Mar 2021 by tpreston
Mutillidae (family) (Unidentified 'velvet ant') at Lyneham, ACT - 23 Mar 2021 by tpreston
Servaea incana (Hoary Servaea) at Lyneham, ACT - 23 Mar 2021 by tpreston
Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Lyneham, ACT - 23 Feb 2021 by tpreston
Panesthia australis (Common wood cockroach) at Lyneham, ACT - 15 Mar 2020 by HelenWay
Geastrum tenuipes (An earthstar) at Lyneham, ACT - 11 Mar 2020 by HelenWay
Camponotus aeneopilosus (A Golden-tailed sugar ant) at Lyneham, ACT - 26 Feb 2020 by trevorpreston
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Yellow Slender Robber Fly) at Lyneham, ACT - 26 Feb 2020 by trevorpreston
Anoplognathus porosus (Porosus Christmas beetle) at Lyneham, ACT - 13 Dec 2019 by HelenWay
Phoracantha semipunctata (Common Eucalypt Longicorn) at Lyneham, ACT - 18 Nov 2019 by HelenWay

Location information

Species information

  • Chauliognathus lugubris Scientific name
  • Plague Soldier Beetle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 4 Feb 2023 12:10 PM Recorded on
  • HelenWay Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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