Pterohelaeus (genus)
Pie-dish beetle at Higgins, ACT
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| Pterohelaeus (genus) | KimberiRP | 27 Nov 2024 | |
| Pterohelaeus (genus) | Untidy | 27 Nov 2024 |
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Pie-dish beetle party at night
3 comments
27 Nov 2024
The two lowest ones are Pterohelaeus piceus, but the one third from the bottom is a different (smoother) species of Pterohelaeus.
3 Apr 2025
On looking at these again, the one second from the bottom may be Pterohelaeus walkeri - it has the heavy elytral sculpture of that species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.031312-35.228145
- Maps Higgins Woodland
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 24 Nov 2024 08:27 PM Recorded on
- Untidy Recorded by
- Eucalyptus blakelyi Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mating Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Untidy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pterohelaeus (genus) Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Pterohelaeus (genus) Scientific name
- Pie-dish beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 804.3m Recorded at altitude
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