Chalcopteroides spectabilis
Rainbow darkling beetle at Gungahlin, ACT
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| Chalcopteroides spectabilis | KimberiRP | 11 Dec 2025 | |
| Unverified | chriselidie | 11 Dec 2025 |
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Sitting in a patch of tree resin
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.140458-35.191239
- Maps Mulanggari Grasslands
- Places Gungahlin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2025 07:23 PM Recorded on
- chriselidie Recorded by
- Eucalyptus bark Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- chriselidie NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Chalcopteroides spectabilis Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chalcopteroides spectabilis Scientific name
- Rainbow darkling beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 797.15m Recorded at altitude
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