Fiddler Beetle at Taylor, ACT
Identification history
| Eupoecila australasiae | 20 Jun 2024 | MarkH | ||
| Unidentified | 20 Jun 2024 | JBrickhill |
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User's notes
In Taylor Conservation Area, a patch of shrubs planted a few years ago, one was a Bursaria spinosa in full flower, with many attendant insects, including 2 species of beetle
2 comments
entom2
wrote:
21 Jun 2024
Please note that there are two species of Cetonid in this photo, as identified by Mark H and myself.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
21 Jun 2024
@JBrickhill Hi, Not jewel beetles but scarabs. As noted, there are two species of beetles. Could you please post another photo for the brown spotted beetles. Thanks
Location information
- Coordinates 149.117732-35.137839
- Places Taylor, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 18 Jan 2024 08:47 AM Recorded on
- JBrickhill Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) JBrickhill Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- Two species of jewel beetle together Associated Insect
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
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
- Machine learning
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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