Pterohelaeus piceus
Pie-dish beetle at Evatt, ACT
Identify this sighting
| Pterohelaeus piceus | KimberiRP | 3 Apr 2025 | |
| Pterohelaeus (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Dec 2024 | |
| Unverified | rbannister | 24 Nov 2024 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Found in a pile of old hardwood palings
1 comment
3 Apr 2025
A very fresh individual; they seem to quickly lose their whitish waxy dorsal coating after emergence.
Location information
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- rbannister Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- rbannister NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Pterohelaeus piceus Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Pterohelaeus piceus Scientific name
- Pie-dish beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 798.57m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species