Chalcopteroides cupripennis (Rainbow darkling beetle)

View map

One of 3 large species of Chalcopteroides in the region, and the least often seen. It is similar to the more common C. columbinus, but the pronotum is noticeably 'transverse' (wider than long) and always black, not greenish. Also, the longitudinal rows of punctures on the elytra are much finer, in fact they are often barely discernable.

Chalcopteroides cupripennis is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Riverina Murray | South East South Australia

Page 1 of 1 - image sightings only

1 0 1

Chalcopteroides cupripennis (Rainbow darkling beetle) at Barmera, SA - 27 Oct 2022 by AlisonMilton

AlisonMilton

Chalcopteroides cupripennis (Rainbow darkling beetle) at Barmera, SA - 27 Oct 2022 by AlisonMilton

View sample image gallery

Species information

Chalcopteroides cupripennis Scientific name
Rainbow darkling beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 986m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
External link More information

Location information

Places
Barmera, SA

821,394 sightings of 22,463 species from 14,161 members
CCA 3.0 | privacy

NatureMapr is developed and subsidised by at3am IT Pty Ltd and is proudly Australian made