Necrobia rufipes (red-legged ham-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
Semmens, T.D., McQuillan, P.B. & Hayhurst, G. (1992). Catalogue of the Insects of Tasmania. Government of Tasmania: Department of Primary Industry, 104 pp.
TMAG collections
Cosmopolitan, but probably non-native (perhaps European origin)
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Cleroidea
Family: Cleridae
Subfamily: Clerinae
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 5
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: feeds on dead animals including products such as processed meats and cheeses
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic
