Hesthesis plorator
1 A longhorn beetle at Gigerline Nature Reserve
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| Hesthesis plorator | AlisonMilton | 1 Dec 2023 | |
| Hesthesis plorator | Amata | 1 Dec 2023 | |
| Unverified | JaneR | 1 Dec 2023 |
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User's notes
Couldn't see if it was feeding on pollen. It was clambering over the flowers, and paused to clean off its face and antennae.
Tea tree was flowering prolifically (the only one in the vicinity: others had barely 1 to 5 flowers) and was humming with insects.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.110367-35.581739
- Altitude 599.6m
- Maps Gigerline Nature Reserve
- Places Tuggeranong, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 30 Nov 2023 03:25 PM Recorded on
- JaneR Recorded by
- Leptospermum obovatum Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- JaneR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hesthesis plorator Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Hesthesis plorator Scientific name
- A longhorn beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 599.56m Recorded at altitude
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