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Scirtidae (family)

Marsh beetle at Melba, ACT

Scirtidae (family) at Melba, ACT - 27 Dec 2024 10:11 PM
Scirtidae (family) at Melba, ACT - 27 Dec 2024 10:11 PM
Scirtidae (family) at Melba, ACT - 27 Dec 2024 10:11 PM
Scirtidae (family) at Melba, ACT - 27 Dec 2024 10:11 PM
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Identification history

Scirtidae (family) 30 Dec 2024 KimberiRP
Unidentified 30 Dec 2024 kasiaaus

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KimberiRP wrote:
   30 Dec 2024
Seems closest in appearance to genus Pseudomicrocara; see Scirtidae (Chapt. 15, pp 221-248) in Slipinski, A. & Lawrence, J.F. (eds) 2019. Australian beetles Volume 2, CSIRO Publishing.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Scirtidae (family) Scientific name
  • Marsh beetle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 593m to 600.9m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Helodidae Elodidae Cyphonidae

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