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Dasytinae (subfamily)

Soft-winged flower beetle at Dunlop Grassland (DGE)

Dasytinae (subfamily) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 7 Nov 2023
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Identification history

Dasytinae (subfamily) 12 Nov 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Dasytinae (subfamily) 7 Nov 2023 kasiaaus

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I think I saw about 15 of these beetles during the survey time. I photographed a few - see separate sightings.

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Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 27 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 27 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 27 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 27 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
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Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 27 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
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Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 27 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 27 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Asterivora (genus) (A Metalmark moth (Choreutidae)) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 27 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 27 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 27 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 12 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 12 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 12 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 12 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 12 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 12 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Eulophidae (family) (Eulophid Wasp) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 12 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 12 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 12 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 12 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 12 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
Thysanoptera (order) (Thrips) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 12 Feb 2024 by kasiaaus
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Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 30 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
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Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 30 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 30 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 30 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 30 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Austrotephritis pelia (Australian Fruit Fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 30 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily) (A fungus gnat or gall midge) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 30 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Eulophidae (family) (Eulophid Wasp) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 30 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 30 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 30 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Bibionomorpha (infraorder) (Unidentified Gnat, Gall Midge or March Fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 30 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 30 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Lygaeidae (family) (Seed bug) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 30 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 10 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Austrotephritis pelia (Australian Fruit Fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 10 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 10 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 10 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Oxysarcodexia varia (Striped Dung Fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 10 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 10 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Heliocosma (genus) (A Tortricid moth) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 10 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 10 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 10 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 10 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Dunlop Grasslands - 10 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 10 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 10 Jan 2024 by kasiaaus
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 5 Jan 2024 by mcosgrove
Conocephalus semivittatus (Meadow katydid) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 19 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Oxysarcodexia varia (Striped Dung Fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 19 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 19 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Oxysarcodexia varia (Striped Dung Fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 19 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 19 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Furrow Bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 19 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Zosteria sp. (genus) (Common brown robber fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 19 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 19 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 19 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Muscidae (family) (Unidentified muscid fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 19 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 19 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Dicranolaius villosus (Melyrid flower beetle) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 4 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 4 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 4 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 4 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 4 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 4 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Endoxyla edwardsorum at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 4 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 4 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 4 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 4 Dec 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Pseudofoenus sp. (genus) (Unidentified bee-parasite wasp, burrowing bee parasite wasp) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Austrotephritis poenia (Australian Fruit Fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Conocephalus semivittatus (Meadow katydid) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Austrotephritis poenia (Australian Fruit Fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Austrotephritis poenia (Australian Fruit Fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Torymidae (family) (Torymid wasp) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus
Austrotephritis poenia (Australian Fruit Fly) at Dunlop Grassland (DGE) - 17 Nov 2023 by kasiaaus

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Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 7 Nov 2023 12:16 PM Recorded on
  • kasiaaus Recorded by

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  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Breeding behaviour Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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