Cyphaleus quadrispinosus
A darkling beetle at Crowther, NSW
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| Cyphaleus quadrispinosus | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Dec 2025 | |
| Cyphaleus quadrispinosus | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Dec 2025 | |
| Unverified | Frecko | 18 Dec 2025 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
30 Dec 2025
Only one other NSW record of this species in the Atlas of Living Australia - a 1956 museum specimen from Cowra
1 comment
30 Dec 2025
Great find frecko - confirms that there is an outlier population or another similar looking species in your part of the world
Location information
- Coordinates 148.568641-34.123325
- Altitude 568.1m
- Places Crowther, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 18 Dec 2025 09:16 AM Recorded on
- Frecko Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Frecko NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Cyphaleus quadrispinosus Significant
Species information
- Cyphaleus quadrispinosus Scientific name
- A darkling beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 568.11m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
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