Dermestid beetle at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Eurhopalus sp. (genus) | 12 Sep 2024 | KimberiRP | ||
| Eurhopalus froggatti | 12 Sep 2024 | kasiaaus |
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2 comments
KimberiRP
wrote:
12 Sep 2024
Could be E. froggatti, but there are over 100 other species in the genus, so probably best to leave it as 'Eurhoplus' in the absence of a specimen.
kasiaaus
wrote:
12 Sep 2024
Thanks Kim. Do you think any of the other 5 sightings (2 of them mine) identified as E. froggatti should be just Eurhoplus sp.?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108845-35.276763
- Altitude 444.6m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Sep 2024 01:07 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Collections
kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eurhopalus sp. (genus) Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Eurhopalus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Dermestid beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1030.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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