Heteronyx sp. (genus)
Scarab beetle at Paddys River, ACT
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| Heteronyx sp. (genus) | KimberiRP | 14 Jan 2025 | |
| Heteronyx dimidiatus | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Sep 2023 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 25 Sep 2023 |
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Captured & taken home to photograph then placed on A. rubida in garden. Lots of these beetles on A. rubida, near the Murrumbidgee River downstream of Point Hut Crossing.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.074192-35.449184
- Maps Pine Island to Point Hut
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 20 Aug 2023 01:17 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Acacia rubida Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Winter Pollinator Research Project MichaelBedingfield NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Heteronyx sp. (genus) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Heteronyx sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Scarab beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 785m Recorded at altitude
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