Pterohelaeus piceus

Pie-dish beetle at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

Pterohelaeus piceus	10 May 2019	KimPullen
Pterohelaeus (genus)	15 Mar 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Pterohelaeus (genus)	29 Jan 2019	AlisonMilton

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User's notes

Moved some shade cloth and disturbed about 30 of these beetles, plus a few cockroaches and other beetles that didn't photograph well as they were constantly moving to get back into shade.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.029503 -35.238107
Altitude 616.4m
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

30 Abundance
1 Jan 2019 10:00 AM Recorded on
AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Pterohelaeus piceus Scientific name
Pie-dish beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 798.57m Recorded at altitude
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