Chalcopteroides columbinus

Rainbow darkling beetle at Conder, ACT

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Conder, ACT - 8 Feb 2018 07:51 AM
Chalcopteroides columbinus at Conder, ACT - 8 Feb 2018 07:51 AM
Chalcopteroides columbinus at Conder, ACT - 8 Feb 2018 07:51 AM
Chalcopteroides columbinus at Conder, ACT - 8 Feb 2018 07:51 AM
Chalcopteroides columbinus at Conder, ACT - 8 Feb 2018 07:51 AM
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Identification history

Chalcopteroides columbinus 25 Sep 2020 KimPullen
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) 9 Feb 2018 RogerF
Unidentified 8 Feb 2018 MichaelBedingfield

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Size - body length 12mm.......... attracted to light, came indoors, Conder, ACT

2 comments

   9 Feb 2018
Thanks Roger and Hi Kim
I guessed this would be Chalcopteroides sp. It is the 4th of this genus that I have reported. It is much smaller than the others and with a green rather than rainbow reflection. Is it worth separating from the others?
   26 Sep 2020
Thanks Kim, for going thru the Rainbow Darkling Beetles & sorting them out.

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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