Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus

Darkling beetle at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.119912-35.256713
• Altitude 597.6m
• Maps Banksia Street Wetland Corridor
• Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 11 Sep 2023 11:41 AM Recorded on
• trevorpreston Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Gum tree bark on the ground Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

• Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus Scientific name
• Darkling beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 690.64m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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