Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
Eupoecila australasiae
Member of the'Scarab family
Moist dark parks and gardens, they lay Their eggs in rotting wood and feed on flower nectar they're also known as 'Flower Chafers'
Great photo! I just updated the category to invertebrates. For some reason it was marked as "plant" :)
Ah ha... Just found it... Well done ReannaDee it is indeed a variation of a Fiddler Beetle! There is heaps on the net to fish through! Thanks for your input AshishNimkar, appreciate it!
Ooooh yeah just looked and it's pattern is an exactly right for the Fiddler beetle but the feelers ARE weird and don't match either beetle... That's got me stumped
Yeah, it could be just be a variation. I did find another photo of one with the same antenna ends. The body and the markings do match up though for the fiddler beetle. =)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qg6LZz2Zwrg/Rd...
Yes Reanna you also reached. But that fork type antenna ends are still puzzling..
Lat: -28.33, Long: 153.40
Spotted on May 23, 2011
Submitted on May 23, 2011
