Green scarab beetle at QPRC LGA
Identification history
| Diphucephala elegans | 25 Nov 2023 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Diphucephala sp. (genus) | 20 Nov 2023 | Csteele4 |
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User's notes
Sitting very still, which allowed me to get some good photos of it.
3 comments
Csteele4
wrote:
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.
RogerF
wrote:
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!
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.551627-35.525512
- Altitude 429.5m
- Maps Tallaganda State Forest QPRC LGA
- Places Farringdon, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Nov 2023 02:30 PM Recorded on
- Csteele4 Recorded by
Additional information
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- False Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Diphucephala elegans Scientific name
- Green scarab beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1946m Recorded at altitude
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