Insects
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)
Sighting 4625750

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Lepturidea pascoei 18 Dec 2024 KylieWaldon
Unverified 7 Dec 2024 KylieWaldon

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Not sure it was feeding. It raced over flowers, up the stem, over more flowers and then took off. It was hard to get a focus at this pace! Not seen this beetle before. I've had a guess at species - its the only beetle I can find that looks remotely like it!

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  • tea tree Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Insect on a flower

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