Ectoneura pallidula

3 Mount Painter

Ectoneura pallidula at Mount Painter - 20 Feb 2024
Ectoneura pallidula at Mount Painter - 20 Feb 2024
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Identification history

Ectoneura pallidula 28 Feb 2024 trevorpreston
Ectoneura pallidula 28 Feb 2024 trevorpreston
Calolampra sp. (genus) 26 Feb 2024 CarbonAI
Ectobiinae (subfamily) 26 Feb 2024 CathB

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Significant sighting

trevorpreston noted:

28 Feb 2024

This is the first sighting of this species for Canberra and Southern Tablelands, and a new species for NatureMapr.

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Under rock

3 comments

trevorpreston wrote:
   26 Feb 2024
Nice find Cath! A rarely seen cockroach in this area. I will try and identify this.
trevorpreston wrote:
   28 Feb 2024
While not having been reported before in this area, I think this is Ectoneura pallidula, a strongly coloured one. (See A Guide to the Cockroaches of Australia by David Rentz p 253.)
CathB wrote:
   28 Feb 2024
Thanks Trevor. I'll have to start picking up more rocks!

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 20 Feb 2024 08:53 AM Recorded on
  • CathB Recorded by

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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