Ripiphorid beetle at Yackandandah, VIC
Identification history
| Macrosiagon sp. (genus) | 24 Jan 2025 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unidentified | 20 Jan 2025 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
This ?beetle had me stumped. Are they its wings hanging out? At first I thought it was dead but its legs were moving slowly. It was too high up to give it a poke or use the macro lens on it. I'd never noticed this bursaria here before. (A grey fantail pointed it out for me)
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.834053-36.318586
- Places Yackandandah, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Jan 2025 08:17 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Additional information
- bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Macrosiagon sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Ripiphorid beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 728m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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