Mordellidae (family)

Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle at Hackett, ACT

Mordellidae (family) at Hackett, ACT - 13 Oct 2024
Mordellidae (family) at Hackett, ACT - 13 Oct 2024
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Mordellidae (family) 14 Oct 2024 AlisonMilton
Mordellidae (family) 13 Oct 2024 abread111

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Many other pollinators sharing these flowers on the Olearia lirata Snowy Daisy Bush. This sighting is for the beetles with obvious pintails, there are more on the flower cluster. Some appear to have irregular whitish patches - could these patches be pollen from the daisy anthers?

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  • 13 Oct 2024 03:31 PM Recorded on
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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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