Orcus sp. (genus)
A ladybird at Bungonia National Park
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| Orcus sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 23 Jan 2024 | |
| Acari | CarbonAI | 23 Jan 2024 | |
| Unverified | Csteele4 | 23 Jan 2024 |
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User's notes
I think this may be a tick? Clinging to the top of a knee-height Allocasuarina
3 comments
23 Jan 2024
@MichaelMulvaney what stage in the life cycle is this? It is super funky looking!
23 Jan 2024
This is the pupal stage a bit paler on top than usual so perhaps a fresh specimen/
23 Jan 2024
@MichaelMulvaney very cool! Bungonia NP seems to be a good spot for bug hunting!
Location information
- Coordinates 150.006745-34.798598
- Maps Bungonia National Park Goulburn Mulwaree Council
- Places Bungonia, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Jan 2024 06:14 PM Recorded on
- Csteele4 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Csteele4 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orcus sp. (genus) Lady beetles (Coccinellidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Orcus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A ladybird Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 625m Recorded at altitude
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