5 Rhinoceros beetle at Bundanoon, NSW
Identification history
| Dasygnathus sp. (genus) | 13 Feb 2023 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unidentified | 13 Feb 2023 | Boobook38 |
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User's notes
This looks suspiciously like the Asiatic Rhinocerous Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros), a serious pest of palm trees. There is no entry for this on Nature Map.
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.296641-34.649705
- Altitude 670.0m
- Maps Bundanoon Wingecarribee Local Government Area
- Places Bundanoon, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 12 Feb 2023 08:37 PM Recorded on
- Boobook38 Recorded by
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Featured Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Boobook38 Southern Highlands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Dasygnathus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Rhinoceros beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1019.81m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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