Chalcopteroides spectabilis
Rainbow darkling beetle at Holt, ACT
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| Chalcopteroides spectabilis | MichaelBedingfield | 28 Sep 2020 | |
| Chalcopteroides spectabilis | KimPullen | 27 Sep 2020 | |
| Chalcopteroides columbinus | AlisonMilton | 26 Sep 2020 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 26 Sep 2020 |
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2 comments
27 Sep 2020
Although the pronotum looks greenish, I think this is C. spectabilis based on the overall body shape and the closeness of the longitudinally aligned punctures on the elytra.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.990278-35.232500
- Altitude 684.0m
- Maps Ginninderry Conservation Corridor
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Sep 2020 12:29 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- Gum tree Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chalcopteroides spectabilis Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chalcopteroides spectabilis Scientific name
- Rainbow darkling beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 797.15m Recorded at altitude
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