Plague Soldier Beetle at Hawker, ACT
Identification history
| Chauliognathus lugubris | 22 Nov 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Chauliognathus lugubris | 22 Nov 2024 | sangio7 |
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Living up to their common name, descending in huge numbers over the last couple of days
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Location information
- Places Hawker, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- sangio7 Recorded by
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Collections
sangio7 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chauliognathus lugubris Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Myoporum parvifolium and Leptospermum sp. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Chauliognathus lugubris Scientific name
- Plague Soldier Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1437.3m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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