Elateridae (family)
Unidentified click beetle at Wodonga, VIC
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| Elateridae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 13 Sep 2021 | ||
| Elateridae (family) | HarveyPerkins | 12 Sep 2021 | ||
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 11 Sep 2021 |
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User's notes
after playing the piano I got up and saw this beetle on my wall! I hope it doesn't eat wood! PS it doesn't have 4 antenna - just two - the others are shadows!
2 comments
13 Sep 2021
I think this may belong to the Conoderus genus of click beetles. Adult click beetles feed on nectar, pollen, flowers, and sometimes soft-bodied insects like aphids. Click beetle larvae are mostly predators on small soil animals, but some eat roots and seeds. So your piano should be safe.
Location information
- Coordinates 146.879787-36.143143
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Sep 2021 07:16 PM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Elateridae (family) Click beetles (Elateridae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Elateridae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified click beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1372.7m Recorded at altitude
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