Chalcopteroides columbinus

Rainbow darkling beetle at Campbell, ACT

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Campbell, ACT - 7 Apr 2021 03:21 PM

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Campbell, ACT - 7 Apr 2021 03:21 PM

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Identification history

	Chalcopteroides columbinus	11 Apr 2021	KimPullen
	Unverified	7 Apr 2021	NedJohnston

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2 comments

KimPullen wrote:

11 Apr 2021

Ned, was this specimen dead by any chance? It looks like Chalcopteroides columbinus, but the colour looks dull, perhaps faded.

NedJohnston wrote:

11 Apr 2021

I believe it was dead. It was unmoving on a tree trunk and I had suspected that that was the case but I wasn't certain.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.151794 -35.279511
Altitude 607.1m
Maps Mount Ainslie
Places Campbell, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
7 Apr 2021 03:21 PM Recorded on
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NedJohnston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

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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