Rhipicera femorata
Feather-horned beetle at Wilsons Valley, NSW
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| Rhipicera femorata | AlisonMilton | 20 Feb 2026 | |
| Rhipicera femorata | Miranda | 20 Feb 2026 |
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I saw a lot of the feather horned beetles flying around but none of them were landing where I could photograph them. Then a robber fly grabbed one and landed on me!
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.588147-36.369689
- Altitude 944.0m
- Places Wilsons Valley, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 20 Feb 2026 11:10 AM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
- Predated by a robber fly. Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Miranda NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Rhipicera femorata Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Rhipicera femorata Scientific name
- Feather-horned beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1214.9m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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