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Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus

Darkling beetle at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus	2 Mar 2019	MichaelBedingfield
Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus	2 Mar 2019	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	28 Feb 2019	AlisonMilton

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2 comments

KimPullen wrote:

2 Mar 2019

Images 1 and 2 appear to be Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus; image 3 is Pterohelaeus laticollis.

AlisonMilton wrote:

2 Mar 2019

Aah. I couldn't remember whether the third one was the dead one or the third live one. Will remove and add to the other sighting.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.030502 -35.238688
Altitude 643.3m
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

3 Abundance
24 Feb 2019 11:09 AM Recorded on
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus Scientific name
Darkling beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 665m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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