Dicranolaius bellulus
Red and Blue Pollen Beetle at Pearce, ACT
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| Dicranolaius bellulus | MichaelMulvaney | 12 Mar 2025 | |
| Dicranolaius bellulus | Shell | 11 Mar 2025 |
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Quite a few of these were on the flowers gorging on the pollen.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.081291-35.366497
- Places Pearce, ACT
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- 11 Mar 2025 04:27 PM Recorded on
- Shell Recorded by
- achillea and tansy Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Shell NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Dicranolaius bellulus Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Dicranolaius bellulus Scientific name
- Red and Blue Pollen Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1404.19m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location