Chalcopteroides columbinus

Rainbow darkling beetle at Conder, ACT

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Identification history

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

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User's notes

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

2 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

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?

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

26 Sep 2020

Thanks Kim, for going thru the Rainbow Darkling Beetles & sorting them out.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.101436 -35.464680
Altitude 630.0m
Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
Places Conder, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
8 Feb 2018 07:51 AM Recorded on
MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Chalcopteroides columbinus Scientific name
Rainbow darkling beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 966.1m Recorded at altitude
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