Chalcopteroides columbinus

Rainbow darkling beetle at Ainslie, ACT

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Ainslie, ACT - 6 Feb 2019 10:46 PM

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Ainslie, ACT - 6 Feb 2019 10:46 PM

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Ainslie, ACT - 6 Feb 2019 10:46 PM

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Ainslie, ACT - 6 Feb 2019 10:46 PM

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Identification history

	Chalcopteroides columbinus	12 Oct 2020	KimPullen
	Chalcopteroides columbinus	25 Sep 2020	jb2602
	Chalcopteroides sp. (genus)	19 Jun 2019	MichaelBedingfield
	Chalcopteroides sp. (genus)	18 Jun 2019	jb2602

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KimPullen wrote:

25 Sep 2020

Two species here. Images 1 & 2 are Chalcopteroides columbinus; 3-4-5 are C. spectabilis.

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Location information

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
6 Feb 2019 10:46 PM Recorded on
jb2602 Recorded by
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jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Species information

Chalcopteroides columbinus Scientific name
Rainbow darkling beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 966.1m Recorded at altitude
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