Onthophagus sp. (genus)

1 Dung beetle at Strathnairn, ACT

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Identification history

Onthophagus sp. (genus)	25 Oct 2024	AlisonMilton
Onthophagus sp. (genus)	24 Oct 2024	WendyEM
Unverified	24 Oct 2024	JohnBundock

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Ange wrote:

25 Oct 2024

Great that these little guys are being noticed! We have just introduced another thousand kindly donated by CSIRO as their dung beetle research program is winding up. 600 were Onthophagus sp and 400 Bubas sp (which we have not had out here before!). Very exciting. Ange :-)

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
23 Oct 2024 09:23 AM Recorded on
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Onthophagus sp. (genus) Scientific name
Dung beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 822.53m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania