Rhagovelia australica

As recorded: Rhagovelia australica Kirkaldy, 1908

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hemiptera › Veliidae

Collected by: Perkins, R.C.L.
Type status: Type
Record type: Preserved specimen

Rhagovelia australica observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-07.

2026-08-07

Birthday Creek Falls, Paluma QLD 4816, Australia

(c) Malcolm Tattersall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-13

Mount Carbine QLD 4871, Australia

(c) Matt B, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-11

Daintree Siesta Accommodation & Campground, 1973 Cape Tribulation Rd, Diwan QLD 4873, Australia

(c) Steven Gill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-28

Bulgun QLD 4854, Australia

(c) Jane C Frost, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-05-25

Wooroonooran, AU-QL-JS, AU-QL, AU

(c) Matt B, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2021-10-07

Syndicate QLD 4873, Australia

(c) Malcolm Tattersall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Rhagovelia australica. BPBM 3806. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38435680. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/enttyp/3806.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38435680 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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