Eupoecila australasiae

1 Fiddler Beetle at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

	Eupoecila australasiae	26 Nov 2017	MichaelMulvaney
	Eupoecila australasiae	26 Nov 2017	AlisonMilton

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Update to posting of 19 November 2017. I've been watching the broken larvae casing, but not every day thinking it best to leave it alone. Just checked it a few moments ago with perfect timing. The metamorphosis is complete and when I took it outside to photograph I was blessed with being able to watch the beetle turn in the casing. I then videoed it emerging into the world and taking its first steps. An amazing experience. Now just have to wait for the other two unbroken casings.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

13 Apr 2018

The judges highly commended this sighting in the 2018 Canberra Nature Map photographic competition

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Location information

Coordinates 149.029519 -35.238195
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

3 Abundance
26 Nov 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Insects Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Eupoecila australasiae Scientific name
Fiddler Beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1066.71m Recorded at altitude
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