Rhipicera femorata
Species of beetle
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Rhipicera femorata is a species of beetle in the genus Rhipicera.[1]
| Rhipicera femorata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Rhipiceridae |
| Genus: | Rhipicera |
| Species: | R. femorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhipicera femorata Kirby, 1819 | |
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Distribution
Rhipicera femorata has been collected along the eastern coast of Australia, from Tasmania to southern Queensland and South Australia, on sandy swamplands and immediate environs, which include sedges, grasses and other swampy land trees.[1]