Melolonthinae (subfamily)

Cockchafer at Flynn, ACT

Melolonthinae (subfamily) at Flynn, ACT - 31 Dec 2023 01:40 PM

Melolonthinae (subfamily) at Flynn, ACT - 31 Dec 2023 01:40 PM

Melolonthinae (subfamily) at Flynn, ACT - 31 Dec 2023 01:40 PM

Melolonthinae (subfamily) at Flynn, ACT - 31 Dec 2023 01:40 PM

Melolonthinae (subfamily) at Flynn, ACT - 31 Dec 2023 01:40 PM

Melolonthinae (subfamily) at Flynn, ACT - 31 Dec 2023 01:40 PM

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Identification history

	Melolonthinae (subfamily)	8 Jan 2024	KimberiRP
	Colpochila sp. (genus)	8 Jan 2024	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	6 Jan 2024	Christine

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Rescued this one from the bird bath.

2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

8 Jan 2024

For teh future, an image of the underside helps with scarab beetle ID

KimberiRP wrote:

8 Jan 2024

Not Colpochila. Might be a Heteronyx, but hard to be sure without examining a specimen.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.041257 -35.209713
Places Flynn, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
31 Dec 2023 01:40 PM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Insects Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Melolonthinae (subfamily) Scientific name
Cockchafer Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1454m Recorded at altitude
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