Calolampra sp. (genus)

Bark cockroach at Dunlop, ACT

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Identification history

	Calolampra sp. (genus)	23 Oct 2019	Illilanga
	Unidentified	22 Oct 2019	Christine

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Large beetle, about 2 cm in length, the odd thing being that when I first saw it it was in the mouth of a small (about 3 inches long) Copper-tailed Skink, but when that saw me it dropped the beetle and scuttled off. The beetle then tried to bury itself, without success.

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Illilanga wrote:

23 Oct 2019

Female. Lucky cockroach! ;) I have been seeing a lot of these lately in the leaf and grass litter as we are doing a major revegetation planting. I am so behind with my sightings now! Keep an eye out for the male, which has wings. I think they are quite pretty. Cheers, Sandra

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1 Abundance
22 Oct 2019 11:58 AM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Insects Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Calolampra sp. (genus) Scientific name
Bark cockroach Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 786.8m Recorded at altitude
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