Declivis dung beetle at Macgregor, ACT
Identification history
| Onthophagus declivis | 3 Oct 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Onthophagus declivis | 25 Sep 2024 | LWenger |
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User's notes
Dozens of these beetles emerged in my garden tonight (I've never seen them here before), with the first decent rain since July. Feeding on possum scats.
Approx 14mm long.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.015108-35.218308
- Altitude 580.4m
- Places Macgregor, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 25 Sep 2024 10:50 PM Recorded on
- LWenger Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) LWenger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Onthophagus declivis Scientific name
- Declivis dung beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 588.6m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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