Chalcopteroides columbinus

Rainbow darkling beetle at Holt, ACT

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Holt, ACT - 10 Sep 2020 11:26 AM

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Holt, ACT - 10 Sep 2020 11:26 AM

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Holt, ACT - 10 Sep 2020 11:26 AM

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Holt, ACT - 10 Sep 2020 11:26 AM

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Holt, ACT - 10 Sep 2020 11:26 AM

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Holt, ACT - 10 Sep 2020 11:26 AM

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Holt, ACT - 10 Sep 2020 11:26 AM

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Holt, ACT - 10 Sep 2020 11:26 AM

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Identification history

	Chalcopteroides columbinus	25 Sep 2020	KimPullen
	Chalcopteroides sp. (genus)	14 Sep 2020	AlisonMilton

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2 comments

KimPullen wrote:

25 Sep 2020

The 2nd (lower left-hand) image is a different species (C. spectabilis) and should be separated.

AlisonMilton wrote:

25 Sep 2020

Thanks Kim, will do

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Location information

Coordinates 149.025003 -35.225110
Altitude 590.4m
Places Holt, ACT

Sighting information

4 Abundance
10 Sep 2020 11:26 AM Recorded on
AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Insects Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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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