Chauliognathus lugubris
Plague Soldier Beetle at Braidwood, NSW
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| Chauliognathus lugubris | DiBickers | 2 Feb 2025 | |
| Chauliognathus lugubris | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Jan 2025 | |
| Chauliognathus lugubris | MatthewFrawley | 29 Jan 2025 |
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8 comments
2 Feb 2025
@MatthewFrawley Matthew, I'm guessing this is a new Moderator testing their skills. I've sent a private message to them to ask them not to do this anymore.
23 Feb 2025
Its happened to me before that I have had a sighting open to investigate then identified it without realising that whilst I was doing so someone else, usually someone prolific like Michael is has done it in that small window. It does happen.
24 Feb 2025
@MatthewFrawley, I’m only new to NatureMapr & I had a tonne of notifications sitting my inbox which I thought I was supposed to answer as many as I knew. I’ve since spoken with Alison & she let me know that only one verification is required. Sorry, I didn’t know if more than one was required at the time.
24 Feb 2025
No worries, thanks for the explanation @DiBickers and welcome to NatureMapr, it's good that you are here and enthusiastic.
24 Feb 2025
@MatthewFrawley thankyou, bit overwhelming & still trying to find my feet, but hopefully I can be a help more than a hindrance😊
24 Feb 2025
@DiBickers Ditto to Matthew's comment. When I was first approached to moderate for beetles I was a bit stunned that someone thought I knew enough. However, I have learned so much not only about beetles but many other species, though particulary insects and now moderate for five categories. You'll get there. There are enough of us out here to mentor your decisions and don't worry if you do it them wrong. I still get things wrong.
24 Feb 2025
Thankyou @AlisonMilton, that means a lot😊I’m not an expert either, I’ve just been assisting with insect ID’s in Facebook groups over the years and was approached to start on NatureMapr as a Mod (but have never used this platform until now). I’ve got open access to all insect categories because I’m familiar with bits & bobs in each from helping in the Facebook groups. So I guess jack-of-all-trades and master-of-none😂🙃Very keen to learn if you see anything isn’t right but I think I might just do Suggestions until I feel a bit more settled🌺
Location information
- Coordinates 149.792226-35.454766
- Altitude 680.0m
- Places Braidwood, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 29 Jan 2025 02:00 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
- Buddleja Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- 72 Araluen Road MatthewFrawley NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Chauliognathus lugubris Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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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6 / 7
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