Chauliognathus lugubris

Plague Soldier Beetle at Pat Parker Athletics Park

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Identification history

	Chauliognathus lugubris	17 Dec 2023	AlisonMilton
	Chauliognathus lugubris	17 Dec 2023	KylieWaldon

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A combo of feeding and resting when I first got there. There were hundreds on some of the trees out in flower, and none on the others. Some had what looked like giant black beetles which turned out be balls of this beetle in under the flowers. Didn't see a lot of mating. 90% had orange butts but some like the one on the grass had yellow butts. Not sure why. Looked like the same beetle.

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Sighting information

3000 Abundance
16 Dec 2023 07:59 AM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

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gum tree Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Mixed Gender
Alive / healthy Animal health
Resting Insect behaviour on flower
True Insect on a flower

Species information

Chauliognathus lugubris Scientific name
Plague Soldier Beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1437.3m Recorded at altitude
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