Rhinoceros beetle at Tennent, ACT
Identification history
| Dasygnathus sp. (genus) | 12 Dec 2017 | KimPullen | ||
| Heteronychus arator | 18 Apr 2017 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Heteronychus arator | 26 Feb 2017 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 13 Oct 2016 | MichaelBedingfield |
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User's notes
On the lower slopes of Mt Tennant, in Namadgi NP. This beetle was most unusual in that when I was taking the photographs, it made a loud buzzing sound. Body length 18-21mm.
2 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
13 Dec 2017
Identified as Dasygnathus sp. by Tom Weir of CSIRO, who said it is most likely D. trituberculatus which is recorded from this region.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.055827-35.533516
- Altitude 750.0m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Feb 2016 08:15 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Dasygnathus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Rhinoceros beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1019.81m Recorded at altitude
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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