Melolonthinae (subfamily)
Cockchafer at Flynn, ACT
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| Melolonthinae (subfamily) | KimberiRP | 8 Jan 2024 | |
| Colpochila sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Jan 2024 | |
| Unverified | Christine | 6 Jan 2024 |
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User's notes
Rescued this one from the bird bath.
2 comments
8 Jan 2024
Not Colpochila. Might be a Heteronyx, but hard to be sure without examining a specimen.
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
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melolonthinae (subfamily) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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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Record quality
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6 / 7
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