Eupoecila australasiae
Fiddler Beetle at Wodonga, VIC
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| Eupoecila australasiae | AlisonMilton | 28 Dec 2024 | ||
| Eupoecila australasiae | KylieWaldon | 28 Dec 2024 |
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some were just feeding but 50% were mating. So many of them. Flying about and moving too. The tops of these trees are now too tall to see the crowns which is where this species prefers to be, but luckily the fresher flowers were mostly down low.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.884859-36.139913
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 30 Abundance
- 24 Dec 2024 02:25 PM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- Angophora species gum tree Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Mating Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Breeding behaviour Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Eupoecila australasiae Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Eupoecila australasiae Scientific name
- Fiddler Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1090.7m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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