Nectar scarab at Curtin, ACT
Identification history
| Phyllotocus rufipennis | 14 Jan 2025 | KimberiRP | ||
| Phyllotocus sp. (genus) | 14 Nov 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unidentified | 14 Nov 2024 | SMOT |
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User's notes
A cluster of mating beetles on white Dahlias in the backyard. Probably Aphodius fimetarius (Red dung beetle)
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.075479-35.320608
- Places Curtin, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 14 Nov 2024 11:15 AM Recorded on
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SMOT NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Dahlia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Mating Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Breeding behaviour Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Phyllotocus rufipennis Scientific name
- Nectar scarab Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1933.44m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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