Chalcopteroides cupripennis

Rainbow darkling beetle at Higgins, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.029387-35.232385
• Altitude 614.7m
• Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 28 Feb 2025 11:16 AM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

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  AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Chalcopteroides cupripennis Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

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

Species information

• Chalcopteroides cupripennis Scientific name
• Rainbow darkling beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 986m Recorded at altitude
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