Pachycoelia sp. (genus)

A darkling beetle at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

Pachycoelia sp. (genus)	3 Dec 2018	MichaelBedingfield
Pachycoelia sp. (genus)	2 Dec 2018	RogerF
Unidentified	2 Dec 2018	AlisonMilton

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3 comments

KimPullen wrote:

4 Dec 2018

First time I have seen this genus in Canberra. In the ACT, more common in the cooler southern and western parts.

AlisonMilton wrote:

4 Dec 2018

Unfortunately, it was dead.

RogerF wrote:

4 Dec 2018

I have pictures of it in my book from Tilembeya and Gulf Bend (KNP) (cooler areas) where it was seen climbing up vegetation to undertake dispersal flights, so must be winged.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.108023 -35.274823
Altitude 624.8m
Maps ANBG
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
2 Dec 2018 10:33 AM Recorded on
AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Insects Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) AlisonMilton

Species information

Pachycoelia sp. (genus) Scientific name
A darkling beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1318.46m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Lepispilus