Scarab beetle, curl grub at Rosedale, NSW
Identification history
| SCARABAEIDAE | 3 Nov 2018 | jb2602 |
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User's notes
Looks a lot like European Chafer, Amphimallon majale
1 comment
PaulWhitington
wrote:
24 Dec 2018
This does look like a chafer (subfamily Melolonthinae), as it does appear to have equal tarsal claws and the head and pronotum are clearly lacking horns and other protrusions. But to be sure, you'd need to know whether there is only one pair of abdominal spiracles visible beneath the elytra, whether the mandibles are concealed from above and whether it has an externally visible, sclerotised labrum. A detailed image of the antennae would be needed to go beyond Melolonthinae.
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.222391-35.812213
- Places Rosedale, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Oct 2018 10:09 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)
Species information
- Scarabaeidae (family) Scientific name
- Scarab beetle, curl grub Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1062.4m Recorded at altitude
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