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Fiddler Beetle

Eupoecila australasiae

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Field Notes

Description:

Member of the'Scarab family

Habitat:

Moist dark parks and gardens, they lay Their eggs in rotting wood and feed on flower nectar they're also known as 'Flower Chafers'

Species ID Suggestions

Fiddler beetle

Eupoecila australasiae

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Comments (9)
Ashish
Its a kind of Dung beetle. Very spectacular among them.
Yasser
Great photo! I just updated the category to invertebrates. For some reason it was marked as "plant" :)
KatieAshton-Mckenzie
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!
KatieAshton-Mckenzie
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
ReannaDee
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/RdVB82lnFxI/AAAAAAAAAKU/m4ms98ORv54/s1600-h/P1030009Fiddler4.jpg
Ashish
Yes Reanna you also reached. But that fork type antenna ends are still puzzling..
Ashish
Check whether its ur same beetle http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_and_black_stag_beetle.jpg
Ashish
Nice and ideal picture taken specially to catch a bug..!!
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PublishedMay 23, 2011

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