A cockchafer at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Sericesthis sp. (genus) | 31 Dec 2024 | KimberiRP | ||
| Unidentified | 5 Dec 2024 | ruthkerruish |
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2 comments
ruthkerruish
wrote:
5 Dec 2024
This a better specimen. I'd really like to know how they can get into a bedroom! It must be on clothes because we have flywire on all the windows. However, I suppose they can sneak under doorways etc.
KimberiRP
wrote:
31 Dec 2024
Hi Ruth. Light attracts them at night. They have strong, spiny legs and can burrow under doorways.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.098756-35.338056
- Altitude 619.5m
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 5 Dec 2024 03:04 PM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
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ruthkerruish Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Sericesthis sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A cockchafer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 677.5m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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