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Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)
Meneristes australis
Darking beetle at Weetangera, ACT
Identification history
| Meneristes australis | 1 Apr 2020 | KimPullen | ||
| Unidentified | 1 Apr 2020 | trevorpreston |
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KimPullen wrote:
2 Apr 2020
The brown colour indicates this individual is teneral, i.e. recently transformed from the pupal stage. The cuticle will turn black as it hardens.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.046111-35.259722
- Altitude 687.0m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Weetangera, ACT
Species information
- Meneristes australis Scientific name
- Darking beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Apr 2020 12:36 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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