Tenerus abbreviatus (Short-winged clerid beetle)

Family Cleridae. These are predators of wood-boring beetles. With their blue and red colours and shortened elytra, these beetles resemble certain Soft-winged flower beetles (Melyridae) of the genera Balanophorus and Carphurus. However, Tenerus are more cylindrical and have relatively longer elytra and a different head.

Tenerus abbreviatus is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands

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Species information

Tenerus abbreviatus Scientific name
Short-winged clerid beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
593.1m Recorded at altitude
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