Meinertellidae (family)
Rock Bristletail, Jumping Bristletail at Duffy, ACT
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| Meinertellidae (family) | 17 Apr 2025 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 13 Apr 2025 | NateKingsford |
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GBS
wrote:
17 Apr 2025
This is a jumping bristletail. It probably belongs to the family Meinertellidae but this ancient insect group has been very poorly studied in Australia.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.965926-35.352945
- Places Duffy, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 12 Apr 2025 04:10 PM Recorded on
- NateKingsford Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- NateKingsford NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other primitive insects Primitive insects Insects Meinertellidae (family)
Species information
- Meinertellidae (family) Scientific name
- Rock Bristletail, Jumping Bristletail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 710m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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