Orange-footed Black Beetle Ventral | Egyptian Beetle S3, dorsal | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Beetles (Coleoptera) | ||||
Family: | Darkling Beetle (Tenebrionidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Egyptian Beetle (Blaps polychresta) | ||||
This Photo: | S1, dorsal | ||||
Other name: | Giant Darkling Beetle | ||||
Thank you Dr Chris Lambkin & Mark Hura for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), Coastal Areas and elsewhere Large black beetle, approximately 35mm (40mm including elytra extension) long, with a projection out the rear end of the elytra. | |||||
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