Chalcopteroides columbinus
Rainbow darkling beetle at Dunlop, ACT
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| Chalcopteroides columbinus | KimPullen | 25 Sep 2020 | |
| Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) | AlisonMilton | 9 Dec 2019 | |
| Unverified | Christine | 9 Dec 2019 |
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User's notes
Probably the same as the black beetles seen earlier, but this had rainbow colouring whichever angle you looked at it.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.017567-35.189024
- Maps West Belconnen Pond
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Dec 2019 12:19 PM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chalcopteroides columbinus 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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