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Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)

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Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)

Featured sightings

Pterohelaeus piceus (Pie-dish beetle) at Hawker, ACT - 21 Dec 2025 by sangio7

Lepturidea viridis (Green comb-clawed beetle) at Gundaroo, NSW - 8 Dec 2024 by ConBoekel

Celibe rugosipennis (Pie-dish beetle) at Wamboin, NSW - 28 Oct 2018 by natureguy

Latest sightings

Homotrysis macleayi (Comb-clawed beetle) at Higgins, ACT - 2 Feb 2026 by AlisonMilton

Unverified Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae) at Parkes, ACT - 2 Feb 2026 by chriselidie

Pterohelaeus piceus (Pie-dish beetle) at Kambah, ACT - 27 Jan 2026 by HelenCross

Pterohelaeus piceus (Pie-dish beetle) at Goulburn, NSW - 26 Jan 2026 by Piedishy

Pterohelaeus piceus (Pie-dish beetle) at Curtin, ACT - 22 Jan 2026 by AlisonMilton

Chalcopteroides spectabilis (Rainbow darkling beetle) at Curtin, ACT - 22 Jan 2026 by AlisonMilton

Pterohelaeus piceus (Pie-dish beetle) at Lyons, ACT - 22 Jan 2026 by AlisonMilton

Meneristes australis (Darking beetle) at Boro, NSW - 23 Jan 2026 by Paul4K

Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Bungonia, NSW - 18 Jan 2026 by glbn1

Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Bungonia, NSW - 18 Jan 2026 by glbn1

Homotrysis lugubris (Darkling beetle) by debhart

Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) (Rainbow darkling beetle) at Kambah, ACT - 2 Sep 2021 by HelenCross

Helea ovata (Pie-dish beetle) at Cook, ACT - 18 Jan 2026 by Jennybach

Pterohelaeus piceus (Pie-dish beetle) at Weston, ACT - 18 Jan 2026 by MarcusGB

Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Lyons, ACT - 18 Jan 2026 by ran452

Hemicyclus punctulatus (Darkling beetle) at Casey, ACT - 16 Jan 2026 by SteveBorkowskis

Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Belconnen, ACT - 15 Jan 2026 by AlisonMilton

Nocar sp. (Genus) (Comb-clawed darkling beetle) at Higgins, ACT - 11 Jan 2026 by AlisonMilton

Chalcopteroides cupripennis (Rainbow darkling beetle) at Parkes, ACT - 6 Jan 2026 by TimL

Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2026 by Hejor1

Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) (Rainbow darkling beetle) at Crowther, NSW - 6 Jan 2026 by Frecko

Tanychilus sp. (genus) (Comb-clawed beetle) at Higgins, ACT - 4 Jan 2026 by AlisonMilton

Pterohelaeus piceus (Pie-dish beetle) at Higgins, ACT - 4 Jan 2026 by AlisonMilton

Pterohelaeus piceus (Pie-dish beetle) at Higgins, ACT - 4 Jan 2026 by AlisonMilton

Helea ovata (Pie-dish beetle) at Kambah, ACT - 5 Jan 2026 by Harrisi

Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at O'Malley, ACT - 6 Jan 2026 by Mike

Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Acton, ACT - 5 Jan 2026 by Roger

Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Brindabella, ACT - 2 Jan 2026 by JohnBundock

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Discussion

KimberiRP wrote:

29 Jan 2026

Adelium, but not A. brevicorne. Might be a female A. subdepressum.

Adelium sp. (genus)

KimberiRP wrote:

28 Jan 2026

P. striatopunctatus, by the very narrow flanges on the elytra.

Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus

AlisonMilton wrote:

26 Jan 2026

Hi Piedishy, thanks for your sighting. The photo is missing. Could you please add it again. Thanks Alison

Pterohelaeus piceus

Harrisi wrote:

7 Jan 2026

Telly Tubby beetle!!

Helea ovata

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

30 Dec 2025

Great find frecko - confirms that there is an outlier population or another similar looking species in your part of the world

Cyphaleus quadrispinosus

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