Nectar scarab at Undefined Area
Identification history
| Phyllotocus rufipennis | 27 Nov 2023 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Phyllotocus kingii | 27 Nov 2023 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
It was so humid and damp after rain most of these beetles were in under the flowers making photos difficult. Such a distinctive beetle.
2 comments
AlisonMilton
wrote:
27 Nov 2023
Hi Kylie, A very confusing beetle as there are a number of similar species (I'm not sure I have my head around them all either), but to me the wings (I don't know all the correct scientific body parts) don't come far enough down over the abdomen to be Kingii.
KylieWaldon
wrote:
28 Nov 2023
Thanks Alison. Its really hard to see their back ends, but I think you're right. I will try to make sure I don't just get their head end in future! :)
Location information
- Coordinates 146.875881-36.168927
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 15 Abundance
- 25 Nov 2023 10:26 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Phyllotocus rufipennis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Breeding behaviour Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Phyllotocus rufipennis Scientific name
- Nectar scarab Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1933.44m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- 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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