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Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae)Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus

Darkling beetle at Pialligo, ACT

Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus at Pialligo, ACT - 25 Aug 2019

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Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus at Pialligo, ACT - 25 Aug 2019
Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus at Pialligo, ACT - 25 Aug 2019
Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus at Pialligo, ACT - 25 Aug 2019

Identification history

Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae) Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus 11 Jan 2020 KimPullen
Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae) Pterohelaeus laticollis 30 Aug 2019 michaelb
Unidentified 30 Aug 2019 Harrisi

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KimPullen wrote:
   11 Jan 2020
Unusual to see this species with a whitish exudate.

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Location information

Species information

  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • E. polyanthemos Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • 25 Aug 2019 Recorded on
  • Harrisi Recorded by

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