Darkling beetle at Cooma, NSW
Identification history
| Zophophilus sp. (genus) | 4 Apr 2023 | KimberiRP | ||
| Meneristes australis | 7 Feb 2023 | mahargiani |
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User's notes
In wet rot of decaying branch. when exposed, initially tried to burrow away, then "played dead", and finally burrowed away into a softer part of the timber
2 comments
AlisonMilton
wrote:
11 Feb 2023
Hi mahargiani. These look like two different beetles. Photo one is of a pie dish beetle but there is not enough detail to ID. The last three photos are of a different beetle. Could you please remove the 1st photo. Thanks
mahargiani
wrote:
11 Feb 2023
Done. It was obvious as soon as you pointed it out! Unfortunately I only have the one photo of the pie dish beetle, might try looking for one next time I'm in that location.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.124045-36.210362
- Altitude 840.8m
- Maps Cooma North Ridge Reserve
- Places Cooma, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 7 Feb 2023 03:01 PM Recorded on
- mahargiani Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) mahargiani Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Zophophilus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Darkling beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 853m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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