Heteronychus arator

Heteronychus is from the words hetero and onychus, meaning variable claw. Arator means ploughman.

It can be found in the wetter coastal areas of Australia.

This beetle was approximately 12 millimetres long.

This is an introduced species and is native to southern Africa. It mainly feeds on the roots of grasses but will also eat a variety of vegetable crops and young or thinly wooded native plants.

Identification courtesy of David Knowles.

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteronychus_arator

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/657bba81-c458-4a19-a8eb-5baf09277788

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