Rainbow darkling beetle at Moorwatha, NSW
Identification history
| Chalcopteroides columbinus | 18 Aug 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Chalcopteroides cupripennis | 28 Jan 2025 | Darcy |
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Single beetle emerged from a wooden fencepost. Somewhat shiny green, with slight black margins.
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Location information
- Places Moorwatha, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Darcy Recorded by
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Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Chalcopteroides columbinus Scientific name
- Rainbow darkling beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 966.1m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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