whirligig beetles at Mossman, QLD
Identification history
| Macrogyrus (genus) | 26 Sep 2024 | JasonPStewart | ||
| Macrogyrus (genus) | 26 Sep 2024 | JasonPStewart |
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2023 January 6th .
Kubirri wawubaja [Mossman R Foxton] .
Tropical whirligig : *Macrogyrus* sp.,
spotted while cooling off swimming .
Do not swim there any more nowadays since the 2023 Dec. 13–18th cyclone and major flooding, as large crocodiles have consistently resided there ever since
– beware :
We have plenty of evidences, including photographs, including my photographs from Christmas day 2023 Dec 25th .
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Location information
- Coordinates 145.370627-16.452541
- Places Mossman, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Jan 2023 11:05 AM Recorded on
- JasonPStewart Recorded by
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Collections
Pinned JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 NatureMapr Macrogyrus (genus) Water beetles (several families) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Lomandra hystrix Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Macrogyrus (genus) Scientific name
- whirligig beetles Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1030.4m Recorded at altitude
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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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