6 Olliff's flower scarab at Moruya, NSW
Identification history
| Chondropyga olliffiana | 1 Feb 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unidentified | 1 Feb 2024 | LisaH |
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Significant sighting
User's notes
Impressive beetle!
5 comments
LisaH
wrote:
5 Feb 2024
@AlisonMilton Very exciting - from what I can find on ALA, this is the sixth record of the beetle? Or have I read that incorrectly?
HelenCross
wrote:
5 Feb 2024
Great photos! And definitely not a lot of images on the net! The only other one on NatureMapr was recorded on 20 January: https://southern-highlands.naturemapr.org/sightings/4546327. @KimberiRP can you shed a bit of light on this species?
LisaH
wrote:
5 Feb 2024
@HelenCross Thank you! There I was, wandering along, looking down and in my own world . . . For whatever reason, I looked up to see this amazing creature and managed to snap a few photos before it loudly buzzed away. I'd love to know more, thank you for asking
Location information
- Maps Broulee/Moruya Nature Observation Area
- Places Moruya, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 1 Feb 2024 10:25 AM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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Collections
Flower Chafers - Cetoniidae
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Chondropyga olliffiana Scientific name
- Olliff's flower scarab Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-Invasive
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Diaphonia olliffiana
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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