Diphucephala elegans

1 Green scarab beetle at Wellington Point, QLD

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Identification history

	Diphucephala elegans	10 Nov 2023	AlisonMilton
	Diphucephala elegans	9 Nov 2023	TimL

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Additional close-up detail for previous sighting 4525371. These images are between 1X and 5X magnification and provide some detail of the mechanosensory bristles that cover the external exoskeleton. The bristles can be seen originating mainly from within the dimples but also between them. The first image also shows the bristles that grow out of the compound eye structure.

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AaronClausen wrote:

9 Nov 2023

Unbelievable as always @TimL

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Location information

Places Wellington Point, QLD

Sighting information

1 Abundance
TimL Recorded by
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Insects Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) TimL Greater Brisbane NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Deceased Animal health

Species information

Diphucephala elegans Scientific name
Green scarab beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1946m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania