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Sighting 4548617

Xylobosca canina (an Auger beetle)

11 Acton, ACT

Xylobosca canina (an Auger beetle) at Acton, ACT - 26 Jan 2024
Xylobosca canina (an Auger beetle) at Acton, ACT - 26 Jan 2024
Xylobosca canina (an Auger beetle) at Acton, ACT - 26 Jan 2024
Xylobosca canina (an Auger beetle) at Acton, ACT - 26 Jan 2024
Xylobosca canina (an Auger beetle) at Acton, ACT - 26 Jan 2024
Xylobosca canina (an Auger beetle) at Acton, ACT - 26 Jan 2024
Xylobosca canina (an Auger beetle) at Acton, ACT - 26 Jan 2024
Xylobosca canina (an Auger beetle) at Acton, ACT - 26 Jan 2024
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Identification history

Xylobosca canina (an Auger beetle) 28 Jan 2024 AlisonMilton
Xylobosca canina (an Auger beetle) 28 Jan 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 28 Jan 2024 living

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User's notes

Bostrichidae (Xylobosca canina), showing distinct morphology between sexes

3 comments

AlisonMilton wrote:
   28 Jan 2024
@MichaelMulvaney Hi Michael, I think we were both adding this new species at the same time and there are now two listings for it. Yours has more info. Can you please merge the two entries.
Thanks
Alison
HelenCross wrote:
   29 Jan 2024
Such an interesting beetle!
AlisonMilton wrote:
   29 Jan 2024
@HelenCross Never seen anything like it before.

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Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (New Holland Honeyeater) at Acton, ACT - 3 Dec 2022 by TomW
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Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed Finch) at Acton, ACT - 16 Mar 2021 by AlisonMilton
Myrmecia sp., pilosula-group (Jack jumper) at Acton, ACT - 9 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Acton, ACT - 9 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Acton, ACT - 9 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Acton, ACT - 9 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Acton, ACT - 22 Jan 2020 by HelenCross
Austrosciapus sp. (genus) (Long-legged fly) at Acton, ACT - 24 Mar 2019 by JudithRoach
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (New Holland Honeyeater) at Acton, ACT - 9 Jan 2019 by RodDeb
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Acton, ACT - 7 Dec 2018 by AlisonMilton
Caligavis chrysops (Yellow-faced Honeyeater) at Acton, ACT - 7 Nov 2018 by RodDeb
Melithreptus lunatus (White-naped Honeyeater) at Acton, ACT - 7 Nov 2018 by RodDeb
Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairywren) at Acton, ACT - 27 Sep 2018 by Alison Milton
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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 26 Jan 2024 01:41 PM Recorded on
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Additional information

  • Less than 5mm Animal size

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