Helea ovata
Pie-dish beetle at Whitlam, ACT
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| Helea ovata | AlisonMilton | 27 Dec 2025 | |
| Helea ovata | sangio7 | 27 Dec 2025 |
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Very active and scurried away to hide in the groundlayer before I could get a second shot.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.034453-35.262402
- Altitude 653.8m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Whitlam, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Dec 2025 11:30 AM Recorded on
- sangio7 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- sangio7 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Helea ovata Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Helea ovata Scientific name
- Pie-dish beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 812.6m Recorded at altitude
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