Beetles of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP
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Jewel Beetle Castiarina deyrollei Photo E Collins Most species feed on nectar, this one is feeding on Bursaria flowers. -
Pie-dish Beetle Helea castor Photo E Collins A flightless beetle which forages at night. Its common name reflects the "pie-dish" shape of its elytra which are fused. -
Ant Nest Beetle Arthropterus sp Photo E Collins A beetle with remarkable antennae and an association with Bull Ant nests. -
Large Black Water beetle Hydrophilus latilpalpus Photo E Collins One if the largest water beetles. Its larva live in water and prey on other organisms. -
Jewel Beetles Castiarina sp Photo E Collins These gems are feeding on Pimelia linifolia, Slender Rice-flower. -
Christmas Beetle Anoplognathus sp Photo E Collins Common in summer and a serious pest of eucalypts. Defoliates trees. -
Radar beetle Rhipicera femorata Photo G Johnson DSE Stunning and aptly named beetle photographed at Bonegilla. Thought to predate cicada species. -
Ant dragging a beetle Photo E Collins The amazing strength of an ant. This beetle carcass is over 1 cm long! -
Greenlined Ground Beetle Photo E Collins Catadromus lacordairei, Carab Beetle. A large predatory beetle both in its adult and larval stage. Length 3cms -
Altica pagana - Metallic Flea Beetle Photo E Collins This view shows the underside features. -
Altica pagana Metallic Flea Beetle 2 Photo E Collins Dorsal view showing hairy back. These beetles feed on a variety of flowering plants, chewing holes in the foliage. -
Eupoecila australasiae Fiddler Beetle Photo C Gillman A beautiful beetle. Feed on nectar and pollen and acts a as pollinator. -
Leaf Beetle Chrysomelidae Photo E Collins Feeds on foliage of eucalypts and wattles. Has the ability to hide its legs and antennae under its body. ~6mm long -
Jewel beetle Photo E Collins -
Leaf beetle Chrysomelidae genus Edusella Photo N Blair -
Lagria sp Photo N Blair Long-jointed Bark Beetle. Found on foliage. -
Brown Darkling Beetle larvae Photo N Blair Ecnolagria grandis. Family Tenebrioidae This beetle is golden brown and has a hairy body. -
Laccopterum macleayi Ground Beetle Photo N Blair A rarely recorded Ground Beetle known only from Mt Pilot, north of Albury and Sydney. -
Lamprima latreillei Stag Beetle Photo E Collins A stunning Golden Green Stag Beetle. Its antennae are comb-like. Their fat white larvae live in decaying wood. The beetle feeds on the nectar of Acacias and Eucalypts. -
Soldier Beetle - Chauliognathus tricolor (Cantharidae) Photo N Blair A mating pair.These brightly colored beetles are predatory on small soft bodied prey. Pollen, nectar and foliage are also eaten