Chalcopteroides spectabilis
Rainbow darkling beetle at Deakin, ACT
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| Chalcopteroides spectabilis | KimPullen | 25 Sep 2020 | |
| Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) | RogerF | 2 Jan 2019 | |
| Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Jan 2019 | |
| Unverified | JackyF | 2 Jan 2019 |
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Several small very shiny dark beetles on tree trunk, about 10mm long
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.097967-35.326923
- Maps Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 2 Jan 2019 10:24 AM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
- trunk of small gum tree, I think a Blakely's red gum Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- JackyF Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chalcopteroides spectabilis Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chalcopteroides spectabilis Scientific name
- Rainbow darkling beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 797.15m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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