Archichauliodes sp. (genus)
1 Alderfly or Dobsonfly at Bungonia, NSW
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| Archichauliodes sp. (genus) | 15 Oct 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Archichauliodes sp. (genus) | 9 Oct 2023 | SimoneC | ||
| Scolopendromorpha (order) | 9 Oct 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Chilopoda (class) | 9 Oct 2023 | KorinneM |
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User's notes
I think it was somewhere around 10-15 cm long, but not certain. In the water at the edge moving around on some of the rocks in the water.
2 comments
SimoneC
wrote:
9 Oct 2023
Not a centipede (although some can swim), actually the larvae of a Dobsonfly or Fishfly.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.997847-34.807814
- Maps Bungonia State Conservation Area Goulburn Mulwaree Council
- Places Bungonia, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Oct 2023 03:13 PM Recorded on
- KorinneM Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- KorinneM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Archichauliodes sp. (genus) Dobsonflies & Alderflies (Megaloptera) Other insects Insects
Species information
- Archichauliodes sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Alderfly or Dobsonfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1189.38m Recorded at altitude
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