Eleale aspera

Clerid beetle at Tuggeranong, ACT

Eleale aspera at Tuggeranong, ACT - 8 Oct 2023 01:24 PM
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Identification history

Eleale aspera 14 Oct 2023 KimberiRP
Unidentified 8 Oct 2023 HelenCross

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2 comments

KimberiRP wrote:
   10 Oct 2023
The metallic green one is Eleale aspera. The black one is a different species of Eleale, possibly E. simplex.
HelenCross wrote:
   14 Oct 2023
Thanks Kim, have removed the black one now

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • Eucalypt Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

  • Eleale aspera Scientific name
  • Clerid beetle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1755.85m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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