Pterostichini (tribe)
A Carabid beetle at Freshwater Creek, VIC
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| Pterostichini (tribe) | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Dec 2025 | |
| Pterostichini (tribe) | Lorenzo | 2 Dec 2025 | |
| Staphylinidae (family) | WendyEM | 10 Nov 2024 | |
| Coleoptera (order) immature | WendyEM | 4 Oct 2024 |
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unearthed when weeding
3 comments
10 Nov 2024
https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/hexapoda/insectsoftasmaniacoleoptera/insectsoftasmaniacoleoptera-suborder-polyphaga/superfamily-staphlinoidea/staphylinidae-rove-beetles/pending-id-staphylinidae/
2 Dec 2025
I identified the larva in that website, wish I could have narrowed it beyond Staphylinine... anyways this one is a carabid
Location information
- Coordinates 144.269777-38.252352
- Places Freshwater Creek, VIC
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 4 Sep 2024 02:30 PM Recorded on
- WendyEM Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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Species information
- Pterostichini (tribe) Scientific name
- A Carabid beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 884m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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