Insects
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)
Sighting 3876269

Pachycoelia sp. (genus)

A darkling beetle at Hackett, ACT

Pachycoelia sp. (genus) at Hackett, ACT - 2 Dec 2018 10:33 AM
Pachycoelia sp. (genus) at Hackett, ACT - 2 Dec 2018 10:33 AM
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Pachycoelia sp. (genus) 3 Dec 2018 MichaelBedingfield
Pachycoelia sp. (genus) 2 Dec 2018 RogerF
Unverified 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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