Pheropsophus verticalis
Bombardier beetle at Nambucca Heads, NSW
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| Pheropsophus verticalis | AlisonMilton | 11 Dec 2024 | |
| Pheropsophus verticalis | trevorpreston | 17 Nov 2022 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 29 Oct 2022 |
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Beetle 12-13mm, puffs out air when threatened.
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17 Nov 2022
This Beetle is Pheropsophus verticalis, bombardier beetle. ID thanks to Kim Pullen, beetle expert and moderator for Canberra Nature Map.
Location information
- Coordinates 152.981166-30.677243
- Altitude 58.0m
- Places Nambucca Heads, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Oct 2022 08:34 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Carab beetles (Carabidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects trevorpreston New South Wales North Coast NatureMapr Pheropsophus verticalis
Species information
- Pheropsophus verticalis Scientific name
- Bombardier beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 58m to 678.5m Recorded at altitude
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