Rainbow darkling beetle at Evatt, ACT
Identification history
| Chalcopteroides columbinus | 21 Jul 2022 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) | 21 Jul 2022 | Amata | ||
| Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) | 21 Jul 2022 | TimL |
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3 comments
Amata
wrote:
21 Jul 2022
Is this is a repeat of Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) (Rainbow darkling beetle)
TimL
wrote:
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.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
21 Jul 2022
Hi Tim, With the purple colouring I would actually suggest that this is Chalcopteroides columbinus
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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
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Rainbow darkling beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 656.57m Recorded at altitude
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