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Cowboy Beetle

Chondropyga dorsalis

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A Large beetle seen in summer around flowering plants. It is flattish, a golden brown colour with a black stripe down the middle of its back. It has large and sophisticated antennae for combing flowers.

Habitat:

Open sclerophyll forests Australia.

Notes:

Melolonthinae - part of SCARABAEIDAE

Reference Links:

Cowboy Beetle - Chondropyga dorsalis (Diaphonia dorsalis)

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Comments (6)
MartinL
I've expanded the beetle mission and you can add these now=)
MartinL
Yes, but we still don't know if it's Woody or Jessie.
Mark Ridgway
He didn't give me much time martin. Crash landed for 30 seconds, adjusted himself a bit, yelled 'YeeHaa' and took off. Made him so easy to identify.
MartinL
Nice, argybee. He's still tucking his wings away. I haven't seen these yet this summer=(

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Beetles of Southeastern Australia
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2012

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