Heteronychus arator

African black beetle at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor

Heteronychus arator at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 15 Jan 2024
Heteronychus arator at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 15 Jan 2024
Heteronychus arator at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 15 Jan 2024
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Identification history

Heteronychus arator 16 Jan 2024 KimberiRP
Unidentified 15 Jan 2024 trevorpreston

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Cormocephalus aurantiipes (Orange-legged Centipede) at O'Connor, ACT - 4 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Rhytidoponera sp. (genus) (Rhytidoponera ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 4 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Ommatoiulus moreleti (Portuguese Millipede) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Calliphora sp. (genus) (Unidentified blowfly) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Acacia decurrens (Green Wattle) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Euphorbia peplus (Petty Spurge) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Isopoda (order) (Unidentified isopod or slater) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Mituliodon tarantulinus (Prowling Spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Physa acuta (European physa, Left-handed pondsnail) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Cardamine hirsuta (Common Bittercress, Hairy Woodcress) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Diemenia rubromarginata (Pink-margined bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Badumna sp. (genus) (Lattice-web spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Vinca major (Blue Periwinkle) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet, Common Violet) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Jun 2023 by trevorpreston
Scleroderma sp. (Scleroderma) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Jun 2023 by trevorpreston
Chenonetta jubata (Australian Wood Duck) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Jun 2023 by trevorpreston
Gymnorhina tibicen (Australian Magpie) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Jun 2023 by trevorpreston
Manorina melanocephala (Noisy Miner) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Jun 2023 by trevorpreston
zz agaric (stem; gills white/cream) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Jun 2023 by trevorpreston
Meneristes australis (Darking beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Jun 2023 by trevorpreston
Opisthoncus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Opisthoncus jumping spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Jun 2023 by trevorpreston
Sporobolus africanus (Parramatta Grass, Rat's Tail Grass) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Rumex brownii (Slender Dock) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Anisolabididae (family) (Unidentified wingless earwig) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Milax gagates (Black-keeled Slug) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Deroceras laeve (Marsh Slug) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Platycercus eximius (Eastern Rosella) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Cynodon dactylon (Couch Grass) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Pseudococcidae sp. (family) (A mealybug) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) (Rainbow darkling beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Dictyotus sp. (genus) (A brown shield bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Iridomyrmex purpureus (Meat Ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Chloris truncata (Windmill Grass) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Spergularia rubra (Sandspurrey) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Lysimachia arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Conicochernes sp. (genus) (Chernetid Pseudoscorpion) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Crabronidae (family) (Sand wasp) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain, Lamb's Tongues) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Limax maximus (Leopard Slug, Great Grey Slug) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Brunotartessus fulvus (Yellow-headed Leafhopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Trifolium repens (White Clover) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Galium aparine (Goosegrass, Cleavers) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Bromus catharticus (Prairie Grass) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Solanum nigrum (Black Nightshade) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Chenopodium album (Fat Hen) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Syntrichia sp. (genus) (A moss) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Einadia nutans (Climbing Saltbush) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Oxalis corniculata (Yellow Wood-sorrel) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Carex appressa (Tall Sedge) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Lampona cylindrata (White-tailed Spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Cornu aspersum (Common Garden Snail) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum (Dandelion) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Dindymus versicolor (Harlequin Bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Paspalum dilatatum (Paspalum) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Setaria parviflora (Slender Pigeon Grass) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Ambigolimax sp. (valentius and waterstoni) (Striped Field Slug) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Helina sp. (genus) (Muscid fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Helina sp. (genus) (Muscid fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Euchiton sphaericus (star cudweed) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Erigeron bonariensis (Flaxleaf Fleabane) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Erigeron sumatrensis (Tall Fleabane) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Ledromorpha planirostris (A leafhopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Stellaria media (Common Chickweed) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Polygonum arenastrum (Wireweed) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Lithobiomorpha (order) (Unidentified stone centipede) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Stenocotis depressa (Leafhopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Platybrachys vidua (Eye-patterned Gum Hopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Phragmites australis (Common Reed) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Limnodynastes peronii (Brown-striped Frog) at O'Connor, ACT - 30 Oct 2022 by David
zz Polypore (shelf/hoof-like) at O'Connor, ACT - 8 Jul 2022 by trevorpreston
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Mar 2022 by RodDeb
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Mar 2022 by RodDeb
Sidnia kinbergi (Australian crop mirid) at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Mar 2022 by RodDeb
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Mar 2022 by RodDeb
Opisthoncus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Opisthoncus jumping spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Mar 2022 by RodDeb
Phryganoporus candidus (Foliage-webbing social spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Mar 2022 by RodDeb
Nycticorax caledonicus (Nankeen Night-Heron) at O'Connor, ACT - 27 Mar 2022 by David
Gambusia holbrooki (Gambusia, Plague minnow, Mosquito fish) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Feb 2020 by AndrewCB
Eurymelinae (subfamily) (Unidentified eurymeline leafhopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Feb 2019 by David
Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis (Water Primrose) at O'Connor, ACT - 17 Feb 2018 by ibaird
Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) at O'Connor, ACT - 17 Feb 2018 by ibaird
Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 10 Dec 2016 by David

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

Additional information

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

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