Pintail or Tumbling flower beetle at Wodonga, VIC
Identification history
| Hoshihananomia leucosticta | 16 Dec 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Mordellidae (family) | 15 Dec 2024 | KylieWaldon |
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got two of these giant tumbling beetles that looks like an art deco building. The first shot is the best I've ever had of this species which are usually obscured by flowers.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.874980-36.168563
- Maps WREN Reserves Wodonga
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 15 Dec 2024 07:04 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr
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
- Hoshihananomia leucosticta Scientific name
- Pintail or Tumbling flower beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 815.76m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Synonyms
Mordella leucosticta
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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