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Egyptian Beetle (Blaps polychresta) These beetles are native to Eygpt and Syria and are believed to have been introduced to Australia via European clipper ships carrying grain. They are common in the South of SA and in NW Victoria. Historically it is said that Eygptian women keen to get fashionably fat would eat these beetles.They aren't considered a pest but can spoil stored grain. Blaps polychresta,Egyptian Beetle,beetles,insects Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies intro

Egyptian Beetle (Blaps polychresta)

These beetles are native to Eygpt and Syria and are believed to have been introduced to Australia via European clipper ships carrying grain. They are common in the South of SA and in NW Victoria. Historically it is said that Eygptian women keen to get fashionably fat would eat these beetles.They aren't considered a pest but can spoil stored grain.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice find! It's hard to create a species record for this one, I'm having trouble finding its taxonomy information (kingdom, division, family, genus, etc). Promoting this one to the homepage. Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
    1. View Graeme Ruck's profile
      Graeme Ruck
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      Phlyum - Arthropoda
      Class - Hexapoda
      Order -Coleptera
      Family - Terebrionidae
      hope this helps       Posted 9 years ago
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    Graeme Ruck
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    Phylum - Arthropoda
    Class - Hexapoda
    Order - Coleoptera
    Family - Terebrionidae
    hope this helps     Posted 9 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    Thanks Graeme, with your information and a bit more puzzling on the web I was able to create a species record. Every species counts :) Posted 9 years ago
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    Chaftad
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    South Australia when removing this insect from my shed while wearing gloves the liquid that comes off them managed to get through the gloves and stained my skin leaving a nasty looking bruised discoloration. The Beetles were stacked up at least 4 rows high and 400 mms wide under a wall support section of an outdoor shed and I removed them into a bucket to get them outdoors away from my shed 50 metres away. I left the gloves outside due to the horrid smell but after a week the stain has not gone away Posted 3 years ago

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The Egyptian Beetle

This exotic species occurs in southern Australia, where it occurs in semi-arid areas and is a trivial stored grain pest.

Source: http://davidavid.blogspot.nl/2006/05/egyptian-beetle-blaps-polychresta.html

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By Graeme Ruck

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Uploaded Sep 16, 2013. Captured Sep 4, 2013 10:25.
  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/32s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm

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