Ptinid beetle at Borough, NSW
Identification history
| Ptinus sp. (genus) | 22 Mar 2023 | KimberiRP | ||
| Unidentified | 15 Mar 2023 | Paul4K |
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User's notes
In a cereal (breakfast) container
3 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
22 Mar 2023
Possibly a Cryptolestes species - was it relatively flat in profile?
KimberiRP
wrote:
22 Mar 2023
Resembles the native Ptinus exulans, but I can't be sure as the image resolution doesn't allow enough detail to be seen.
Location information
- Maps Boro
- Places Borough, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Paul4K Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Paul4K Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Ptinus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Ptinid beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 633.6m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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