Chalcopteroides sp. (genus)
Rainbow darkling beetle at Evatt, ACT
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| Chalcopteroides columbinus | AlisonMilton | 21 Jul 2022 | |
| Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) | Amata | 21 Jul 2022 | |
| Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) | TimL | 21 Jul 2022 |
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3 comments
21 Jul 2022
This is the larger of the three beetles that appear in sighting 4439210. It had a more purple colour than the other smaller two beetles, which were more green in colour.
21 Jul 2022
Hi Tim, With the purple colouring I would actually suggest that this is Chalcopteroides columbinus
Location information
- Coordinates 149.064042-35.213355
- Altitude 599.9m
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Jul 2022 03:52 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Rainbow darkling beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 677.9m Recorded at altitude
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