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Chalcopteroides sp. (genus)

Rainbow darkling beetle at Evatt, ACT

Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) at Evatt, ACT - 5 Jul 2022
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) at Evatt, ACT - 5 Jul 2022
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) at Evatt, ACT - 5 Jul 2022
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) at Evatt, ACT - 5 Jul 2022
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) at Evatt, ACT - 5 Jul 2022
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Chalcopteroides columbinus 21 Jul 2022 AlisonMilton
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) 21 Jul 2022 Amata
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) 21 Jul 2022 TimL

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3 comments

Amata wrote:
   21 Jul 2022
TimL wrote:
   21 Jul 2022
This is the larger of the three beetles that appear in sighting 4439210. It had a more purple colour than the other smaller two beetles, which were more green in colour.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   21 Jul 2022
Hi Tim, With the purple colouring I would actually suggest that this is Chalcopteroides columbinus

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