Heteronychus arator

African black beetle at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.119126-35.257384
• Altitude 592.2m
• Maps Banksia Street Wetland Corridor
• Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 15 Jan 2024 08:25 AM Recorded on
• trevorpreston Recorded by

• Collections

  trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Deceased Animal health

Species information

• Heteronychus arator Scientific name
• African black beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Exotic
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 845.1m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Heteronychus sanctaehelenae

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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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