Rhipicera femorata
Feather-horned beetle at Hall, ACT
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| Rhipicera femorata | KimberiRP | 7 Mar 2025 | |
| Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 7 Mar 2025 | |
| Rhipicera femorata | Anna123 | 6 Mar 2025 |
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3 comments
7 Mar 2025
We may have to review Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) femorata sightings. Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) genus & subgenus are very similar.
7 Mar 2025
According to Jin et al. 2013 (cited below), the only species of Rhipiceridae recorded from the Canberra district is Rhipicera femorata. A similar species (R. reichei) has a wide inland range, but the closest recorded localities for it are Wagga and Ardlethan in NSW.
Zhenyu Jin, Hermes E. Escalona, Adam Ślipiński, and Hong Pang "Phylogeny and Classification of Rhipicerinae (Coleoptera: Rhipiceridae) with a Review of the Australian Taxa," Annales Zoologici 63(2), 275-317, (1 June 2013). https://doi.org/10.3161/000345413X669577 [available on researchgate.net]
Zhenyu Jin, Hermes E. Escalona, Adam Ślipiński, and Hong Pang "Phylogeny and Classification of Rhipicerinae (Coleoptera: Rhipiceridae) with a Review of the Australian Taxa," Annales Zoologici 63(2), 275-317, (1 June 2013). https://doi.org/10.3161/000345413X669577 [available on researchgate.net]
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066252-35.170880
- Maps Hall Horse Paddocks
- Places Hall, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 20 Feb 2025 05:07 PM Recorded on
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- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Anna123 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Rhipicera femorata Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Rhipicera femorata Scientific name
- Feather-horned beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1214.9m Recorded at altitude
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