Eupoecila australasiae
Fiddler Beetle at Copmanhurst, NSW
Identification history
| Eupoecila australasiae | 28 Apr 2025 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Eupoecila australasiae | 28 Apr 2025 | MazzV |
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This colourful beetle was on a geranium bush. A mix of tan and black-brown on its surface, with an intriguing motif of almost hi-viz yellow-green! Upper legs are reddy-tan like the centre of the back surface, lower legs are black-brown. Possibly a native Fiddler beetle (Eupoecila Sp)?
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Location information
- Places Copmanhurst, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Eupoecila australasiae Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects - geranium Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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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6 / 7
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