Scarabaeidae (family)

Scarab beetle, curl grub at Narrabundah, ACT

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Identification history

Scarabaeidae (family)	29 Jul 2025	MichaelMulvaney
Scarabaeidae (family)	11 Jun 2025	MichaelMulvaney
Cerambycidae (family)	11 Jun 2025	donhe
Unverified	10 Jun 2025	RobParnell

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4 comments

donhe wrote:

10 Jun 2025

@RobParnell : how did you find it : on the ground ? tunneling into wood : what type of tree?
Please can you rear it in captivity to get the adult moth for ID of the species?

RobParnell wrote:

10 Jun 2025

Sorry Don, the photo is nearly 2 months old. I think it came out of some wood I was chopping. I'll be sure to rear the next one I find. What should I feed it?

donhe wrote:

11 Jun 2025

In general : one feeds a larva on what it was feeding on when found, so if it was boring into wood, give it some bits of the same wood, i.e. from the same tree species.
In this case : the legs look wrong for a Lepidoptera larva.
I think it is a beetle larva. I have reared some of those too, and got interesting adult beetles, that are quite easy to identify, as are adult moths..

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

11 Jun 2025

Looks like a Red-headed Pasture Cockchafer

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Location information

Coordinates 149.141626 -35.331087
Places Narrabundah, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
17 Apr 2025 04:29 PM Recorded on
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RobParnell NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Scarabaeidae (family) Scientific name
Scarab beetle, curl grub Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1062.4m Recorded at altitude
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