Darkling beetle at Bruce, ACT
Identification history
| Homotrysis cisteloides | 27 Feb 2021 | KimPullen | ||
| Homotrysis scutellaris | 24 Jan 2021 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Homotrysis scutellaris | 9 Dec 2020 | Bron | ||
| Homotrysis cisteloides | 15 Mar 2020 | Bron |
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2 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
27 Feb 2021
Homotrysis scutellaris is named for its white scutellum, the little triangular segment in the middle at the base of the elytra. Since this one doesn't have that feature, I will call it H. cisteloides, which is otherwise very similar to H. scutellaris.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.087204-35.253811
- Maps Bruce Ridge Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 9 Nov 2014 12:26 PM Recorded on
- Bron Recorded by
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Collections
Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Homotrysis cisteloides Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Homotrysis cisteloides Scientific name
- Darkling beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1282.96m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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