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

Cardiothorax sp. (genus) (Darkling Beetle) by Curiosity

Tenebrionidae (family) (Darkling beetle) at Crowther, NSW - 9 Mar 2026 by Frecko

Ecnolagria sp. (genus) (A brown darkling beetle) at Leura, NSW - 6 Mar 2026 by Hejor1

Meneristes australis (Darking beetle) at Curtin, ACT - 4 Mar 2026 by Hejor1

Helea ovata (Pie-dish beetle) at Higgins, ACT - 12 Feb 2026 by AlisonMilton

Adelium brevicorne (Bronzed field beetle) at Isaacs, ACT - 21 Feb 2026 by Mike

Pterohelaeus planus (Pie dish beetle) at Crowther, NSW - 17 Feb 2026 by Frecko

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KMcCue wrote:

8 Feb 2026

Disappointed, thought it might have been a Jewel Beetle after Stewart's excellent talk the other night

Ecnolagria grandis

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

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