Chauliognathus lugubris
Plague Soldier Beetle at Undefined Area
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| Chauliognathus lugubris | AlisonMilton | 17 Dec 2023 | |
| Chauliognathus lugubris | KylieWaldon | 17 Dec 2023 |
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User's notes
A combo of feeding and resting when I first got there. There were hundreds on some of the trees out in flower, and none on the others. Some had what looked like giant black beetles which turned out be balls of this beetle in under the flowers. Didn't see a lot of mating. 90% had orange butts but some like the one on the grass had yellow butts. Not sure why. Looked like the same beetle.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.893191-36.138177
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 3000 Abundance
- 16 Dec 2023 07:59 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- gum tree Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Resting Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
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- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Chauliognathus lugubris Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chauliognathus lugubris Scientific name
- Plague Soldier Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1437.3m Recorded at altitude
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