Saprinus (Saprinus) sp. (genus & subgenus)
2 Metallic hister beetle at Gungahlin, ACT
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| Saprinus (Saprinus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | MichaelMulvaney | 21 Oct 2026 | |
| Saprinus (Saprinus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | MichaelMulvaney | 21 Oct 2026 | |
| Chrysomya sp. (genus) | CarbonAI | 21 Oct 2026 | |
| Unverified | chriselidie | 21 Oct 2026 |
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Four beetles were found floating in water, look like scarab to me. Three small ones (~ 5 mm long), and one larger one (7-8 mm long). The large one is shown in pictures 1-4, was pulsing it's abdomen. One of the smaller ones is shown in picture 5. All had a bronze-green thorax and green or blue wing covers.
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Location information
- Places Gungahlin, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- chriselidie Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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Species information
- Saprinus (Saprinus) sp. (genus & subgenus) Scientific name
- Metallic hister beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 712.6m Recorded at altitude
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