Rove beetle at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Staphylinidae (family) | 9 Nov 2023 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Staphylinidae (family) | 7 Nov 2023 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 7 Nov 2023 | LisaH |
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User's notes
I actually have no idea what to categorise this insect as - ant? Beetle? I was fascinated to observe it unfold it's wings, then neatly disappear them again.
2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
7 Nov 2023
Hi Lisa, I think this is a Rove Beetle. It’s a handsome insect! Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Staphylinidae (family) Rove beetles (Staphylinidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Staphylinidae (family) Scientific name
- Rove beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 902.79m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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