Southern dung beetle at Latham, ACT
Identification history
| Onthophagus australis | 19 Mar 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 18 Mar 2026 | Jennybach |
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beetle landed within 5 cms of fresh wombat dung
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.026856-35.214814
- Altitude 558.1m
- Maps Umbagong District Park
- Places Latham, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Mar 2026 10:15 AM Recorded on
- Jennybach Recorded by
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Collections
Jennybach NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Onthophagus australis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Onthophagus australis Scientific name
- Southern dung beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 707m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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