Eupoecila australasiae
1 Fiddler Beetle at Strathnairn, ACT
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| Eupoecila australasiae | 10 Jan 2025 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Eupoecila australasiae | 10 Jan 2025 | jb2602 |
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3 comments
jb2602
wrote:
10 Jan 2025
"In intricata two extra lines in middle of wing covers, pronotal markings are two comma-shaped ones rather than a central line." (see iNat comparison). In this specimen, the two extra lines are not there and the pronotal marking is a central line. Unfortunately, I think that it is the more common E. australasiae.
jb2602
wrote:
10 Jan 2025
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/1435522-Eupoecila-intricata/browse_photos
AlisonMilton
wrote:
10 Jan 2025
@jb2602 Hi, Kim Pullen, Sturat and I discussed this in detail tonight comparing the two species and came to the conclusion that it is a Fiddler beetle with same differention in the markings.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.952701-35.240404
- Maps Lower Molonglo
- Places Strathnairn, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 9 Jan 2025 10:24 AM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- jb2602 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Eupoecila australasiae Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Eupoecila australasiae Scientific name
- Fiddler Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1090.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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