Chalcopteroides spectabilis
1 Rainbow darkling beetle at Mitchell, ACT
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| Chalcopteroides spectabilis | KimberiRP | 11 Aug 2022 | |
| Chalcopteroides spectabilis | trevorpreston | 11 Aug 2022 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 11 Aug 2022 |
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Beetle about 8mm, clinging to underside of small piece of bark on the ground.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.129213-35.223665
- Altitude 625.9m
- Maps Crace Grasslands
- Places Mitchell, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Aug 2022 11:52 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- 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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