Tenebrionidae (family)
Darkling beetle at Hughes, ACT
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| Tenebrionidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 21 Dec 2018 | |
| Unverified | ruthkerruish | 21 Dec 2018 |
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These click beetle larvae (wireworms) are usually found individually. however, they are very common - found in gardens and in this instance in nature parks, It would be good to know which click beetle larvae they are.
2 comments
22 Dec 2018
Having taken a closer look this could be a false wireworm larva of a darkling beetle Tenebrionidae.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.098998-35.338964
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 21 Dec 2018 04:00 PM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
- Living in soil, found while digging a hole in HGW. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tenebrionidae (family) Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Tenebrionidae (family) Scientific name
- Darkling beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1462.24m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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