Chalcopteroides columbinus

Rainbow darkling beetle at Kambah, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.079741-35.383900
• Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 15 Apr 2023 10:23 AM Recorded on
• MatthewFrawley Recorded by

• Collections

  MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

• Eucalyptus polyanthemos Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Unknown Gender
• Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

• Chalcopteroides columbinus Scientific name
• Rainbow darkling beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 966.1m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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