Scarabaeidae (family)
Scarab beetle, curl grub at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Scarabaeidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Feb 2023 | |
| Unverified | VanceLawrence | 26 Feb 2023 |
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One large black beetle, found in the regrowth area from the 2020 bushfires. Approximately 25mm long.
3 comments
27 Feb 2023
Possibly African black beetle of female rhinoceros beetle - was it making a noise?
27 Feb 2023
No, this one was long dead. We turned it back over for the photos. No sign of damage, but not even the slightest movement in reaction to being handled.
28 Feb 2023
oh well that doesn't help with ID - Rhinoceros beetle will sometimes hiss
Location information
- Coordinates 148.975039-35.758581
- Altitude 1056.0m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Feb 2023 12:19 PM Recorded on
- VanceLawrence Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Deceased Animal health
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- VanceLawrence Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scarabaeidae (family) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Scarabaeidae (family) Scientific name
- Scarab beetle, curl grub Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1062.4m Recorded at altitude
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