Chalcopteroides columbinus

Rainbow darkling beetle at Dunlop, ACT

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Dunlop, ACT - 7 Dec 2019 12:19 PM
Chalcopteroides columbinus at Dunlop, ACT - 7 Dec 2019 12:19 PM
Chalcopteroides columbinus at Dunlop, ACT - 7 Dec 2019 12:19 PM
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Identification history

Chalcopteroides columbinus 25 Sep 2020 KimPullen
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) 9 Dec 2019 AlisonMilton
Unverified 9 Dec 2019 Christine

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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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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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