Homotrysis cisteloides
Darkling beetle at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Homotrysis cisteloides | KimberiRP | 1 Feb 2023 | |
| Homotrysis scutellaris | Roger | 1 Nov 2021 |
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2 comments
1 Feb 2023
Homotrysis cisteloides and H. scutellaris are very similar and may actually be just variations of the same species. If they are synonymised, cisteloides is the older name and therefore takes precedence.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.088467-35.276212
- Altitude 593.1m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2021 10:31 AM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Homotrysis cisteloides Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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
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6 / 7
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