Pterohelaeus guerini
Pie-dish beetle at Symonston, ACT
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| Pterohelaeus guerini | KimPullen | 16 Jul 2020 | |
| Pterohelaeus (genus) | KimPullen | 25 Aug 2019 | |
| Unverified | Christine | 25 Aug 2019 |
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User's notes
Location is approximate. A purple beetle?
1 comment
26 Aug 2019
These beetles have a whitish waxy secretion on the surface of the black exoskeleton. I suppose the purple colour comes from the way light is reflected from it. The secretion tends to wear off during the adult life of the beetle.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.145886-35.355195
- Maps Callum Brae
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Aug 2019 11:21 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pterohelaeus guerini
Species information
- Pterohelaeus guerini Scientific name
- Pie-dish beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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