Rhipicera femorata
3 Feather-horned beetle at Gateway Island, VIC
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| Rhipicera femorata | WingsToWander | 1 Mar 2021 | |
| Rhipicera femorata | KylieWaldon | 28 Feb 2021 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 28 Feb 2021 |
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These insects were flying around on almost every gum tree from 6 feet and up. They were hovering and flying - rarely landing. If they did land it was on leafless twigs. The gums were not in flower. I'm stumped whether they were feeding or what they were doing. But there were lots and lots of them. Tricky to take pics because they were small and moving targets.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.905233-36.092393
- Places Gateway Island, VIC
Sighting information
- 1000 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2021 10:49 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Rhipicera femorata Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Rhipicera femorata Scientific name
- Feather-horned beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1214.9m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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