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Fiddler Beetle

Eupoecila australasiae

Description:

Fiddler Beetles are common around Sydney and are named for the fiddle (violin) shaped patterns on their backs.

Habitat:

Woodland in southern Sydney

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2 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago

That's a great spotting Tony. We see them occasionally down here but I discovered an interesting group of their pupae under dead bark last year. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/771...

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 10 years ago

Fantastic!

TonyMarkham
Spotted by
TonyMarkham

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Dec 28, 2010
Submitted on Jul 26, 2013

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