A darkling beetle at Murga, NSW
Identification history
| Cyphaleus (genus) | 27 Aug 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 29 Nov 2024 | Paul4K |
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1 comment
KimberiRP
wrote:
14 Jun 2025
Cyphaleus sp., possibly C. quadrispinosus, in family Tenebrionidae. This is a good find - Cyphaleus are quite rare, particularly the inland species.
Location information
- Places Murga, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Paul4K Recorded by
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Paul4K NatureMapr Central West NSW Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Cyphaleus (genus)
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Cyphaleus (genus) Scientific name
- A darkling beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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