Pterohelaeus piceus
Pie-dish beetle at Goulburn, NSW
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| Pterohelaeus piceus | 28 Jan 2026 | KimberiRP | ||
| Unverified | 26 Jan 2026 | Piedishy |
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User's notes
This pie dish beetle was in our backyard in an empty wading pool. My kids loved it and the beetle enjoyed snacking on a little bit of jam on bread!
1 comment
26 Jan 2026
Hi Piedishy, thanks for your sighting. The photo is missing. Could you please add it again. Thanks Alison
Location information
- Coordinates 149.744553-34.718933
- Altitude 644.1m
- Maps Goulburn Mulwaree Council
- Places Goulburn, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Jan 2026 11:04 AM Recorded on
- Piedishy Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Piedishy NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Pterohelaeus piceus Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Pterohelaeus piceus Scientific name
- Pie-dish beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 798.57m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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