Pterohelaeus planus (Pie dish beetle)

Tenebrionidae: Tenebrioninae: Heleini

Rather flattened (planus, Latin for 'flat'), with moderately wide flanges on the elytra. It has a bluish colour caused by a whitish 'pruinose' waxy coating, although this can wear off leaving the colour almost black.

Quite common under the flaking bark of eucalypts.

Pterohelaeus planus is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | South Coast | Hunter Region | Barwon South West

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Species information

Pterohelaeus planus Scientific name
Pie dish beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1135.19m Recorded at altitude
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