Chalcopteroides sp. (genus)
Rainbow darkling beetle at Kingscote, SA
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| Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 11 Aug 2025 | |
| Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) | MarkH | 11 Aug 2025 | |
| Unverified | JoshMulvaney | 11 Aug 2025 |
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11 Aug 2025
This is a tenebrionid beetle, I’m pretty sure in the genus Chalcopteroides.
Not my area of expertise however definitely not a buprestid.
Not my area of expertise however definitely not a buprestid.
Location information
- Coordinates 137.609786-35.643783
- Altitude 53.7m
- Places Kingscote, SA
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Jul 2025 02:25 PM Recorded on
- JoshMulvaney Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- JoshMulvaney NatureMapr Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Rainbow darkling beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 677.9m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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