Tanychilus sp. (genus)
Comb-clawed beetle at Higgins, ACT
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| Tanychilus sp. (genus) | KimberiRP | 19 May 2026 | |
| Homotrysis lugubris | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Dec 2025 | |
| Homotrysis sp. (genus) | AlisonMilton | 15 Dec 2025 |
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This beetle landed in the middle of the book I was reading out on my back deck. I gently closed the book on it till I could get my camera.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.029529-35.238179
- Altitude 624.0m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2025 05:15 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Tanychilus sp. (genus)
Species information
- Tanychilus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Comb-clawed beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 806m Recorded at altitude
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