Scarabaeidae (family)

Scarab beetle, curl grub at Kameruka, NSW

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Identification history

SCARABAEIDAE	26 Sep 2020	KimPullen
SCARABAEIDAE	26 Sep 2020	KimPullen
Unverified	26 Sep 2020	LisaWhite

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User's notes

Found burrowed in a cow pat & surrounding soil. Approx 10mm long. Hoping they’re a friend as we have some land under a conservation agreement.

4 comments

LisaWhite wrote:

26 Sep 2020

Iv’e left them where I found them, but I just can’t help trying to find out what they are!

KimPullen wrote:

26 Sep 2020

This may be the 'Blackheaded pasture cockchafer', Acrossidius tasmaniae, which is a native pasture pest. Confirmation would require close examination of specimens.

LisaWhite wrote:

27 Sep 2020

Thanks, very much, Kim. Now that it’s been confirmed, do you have any advice re leaving them or giving the chooks a feed? Are they a fried or a foe to a conservation area?

KimPullen wrote:

17 Oct 2020

Lisa, they are not a serious foe, so I would leave them. If they are indeed a native species, then they are part of the landscape and environment. Any damage they cause will be minor.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.663856 -36.697431
Places Kameruka, NSW

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
26 Sep 2020 12:27 PM Recorded on
LisaWhite Recorded by
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) LisaWhite South Coast NatureMapr

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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