Diphucephala sp. (genus)
Green Scarab Beetle at QPRC LGA
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| Diphucephala sp. (genus) | KimberiRP | 14 Jan 2025 | |
| Diphucephala elegans | AlisonMilton | 25 Nov 2023 | |
| Diphucephala sp. (genus) | Csteele4 | 20 Nov 2023 |
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User's notes
Sitting very still, which allowed me to get some good photos of it.
4 comments
25 Nov 2023
@rogerf yes, it is, or at least it appeared to be. It wasn't actively feeding at the time but it was sitting on a leaf which had been extensively chewed.
25 Nov 2023
Thanks. You have solved the problem of what has been shredding aspera leaves at various sites that I have observed over the years. The adult beetles are relatively short-lived so you were in the right place at the right time!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.551627-35.525512
- Altitude 429.5m
- Maps Tallaganda State Forest
- Places Farringdon, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Nov 2023 02:30 PM Recorded on
- Csteele4 Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
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- Csteele4 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Diphucephala sp. (genus) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Diphucephala sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Green Scarab Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2110.49m Recorded at altitude
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