Chondropyga dorsalis
Cowboy beetle at Franklin, ACT
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| Chondropyga dorsalis | KimberiRP | 17 Aug 2025 | |
| Coleoptera (order) | MichaelBedingfield | 14 Aug 2025 | |
| Unverified | AndyRoo | 14 Aug 2025 |
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GPSed. Nankeen Kestrel eating what looks like a beetle, possibly a Christmas beetle? Have guesstimated size range.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.146827-35.204345
- Altitude 619.8m
- Maps Budjan Galindji (Franklin Grassland) Reserve
- Places Franklin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Feb 2021 12:47 PM Recorded on
- AndyRoo Recorded by
- Being eaten by a Nankeen Kestrel. Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- AndyRoo NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Chondropyga dorsalis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chondropyga dorsalis Scientific name
- Cowboy beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1285.9m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location