Homotrysis lugubris

Darkling beetle at Whitlam, ACT

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Identification history

	Homotrysis lugubris	25 Dec 2024	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	18 Dec 2024	sangio7

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User's notes

Because of wind the twig was snapped off and placed on the ground for photographs and the beetle returned to another twig on the same shrub afterwards.

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sangio7 wrote:

25 Dec 2024

Thanks Michael. What a trooper - obviously keen to improve upon your 50,000 verifications even on Christmas Day. An amazing and incredibly valuable effort. Merry Christmas, Warren

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Location information

Coordinates 149.033990 -35.264255
Altitude 635.5m
Maps The Pinnacle
Places Whitlam, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
18 Dec 2024 07:47 AM Recorded on
sangio7 Recorded by
Collections
sangio7 Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Dead twig of unknown shrub about 1.5 m above the ground. Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Homotrysis lugubris Scientific name
Darkling beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 710m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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Australian Capital Territory

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