Porrostoma rhipidium
Long-nosed Lycid (Net-winged) beetle at Yackandandah, VIC
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| Porrostoma rhipidium | AlisonMilton | 5 Dec 2024 | |
| Porrostoma rhipidium | KylieWaldon | 4 Dec 2024 |
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User's notes
Madly feeding and not that many of them - but active - flying from flower to flower. Reminds me of my childhood. I used to call this the 'plastic beetle' and catch them in my hands when in flight.
2 comments
5 Dec 2024
@KylieWaldon Kylie, Did you mean to include the last photo of a road and trees?
5 Dec 2024
yes, I like to include a photo of the landscape to show the type of forest/site I was at but only if I have room. :)
Location information
- Coordinates 146.831813-36.320094
- Places Yackandandah, VIC
Sighting information
- 8 Abundance
- 2 Dec 2024 08:54 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
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Species information
- Porrostoma rhipidium Scientific name
- Long-nosed Lycid (Net-winged) beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1212.8m Recorded at altitude
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