Colpochila sp.

Chafer beetle at Kalaru, NSW

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Identification history

	Colpochila sp.	11 Aug 2019	KimPullen
	Sericesthis geminata	18 Jul 2019	DavidL.Jones

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User's notes

Active beetle on warm summer nights

2 comments

DavidL.Jones wrote:

7 Aug 2019

Hi Kerri, It was identified by an entomologist at CSIRO in Canberra.

KimPullen wrote:

11 Aug 2019

It is subfamily Melolonthinae, but not genus Sericesthis. Looks like a Colpochila, of which there would be perhaps half a dozen spp. in the ALCW study area. See http://www.publish.csiro.au/ZS/AJZS118 .

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Location information

Coordinates 149.927113 -36.736832
Places Kalaru, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
7 Mar 2013 08:33 AM Recorded on
DavidL.Jones Recorded by
Collections
Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) DavidL.Jones South Coast NatureMapr Colpochila sp.

Species information

Colpochila sp. Scientific name
Chafer beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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