Cyphaleus cupreus

A darkling beetle at Lorne, NSW

Cyphaleus cupreus at Lorne, NSW - 22 Nov 2024 12:30 PM
Cyphaleus cupreus at Lorne, NSW - 22 Nov 2024 12:30 PM
Cyphaleus cupreus at Lorne, NSW - 22 Nov 2024 12:30 PM
Cyphaleus cupreus at Lorne, NSW - 22 Nov 2024 12:30 PM
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Identification history

Cyphaleus cupreus 15 Jun 2025 MichaelMulvaney
Coleoptera (order) 8 Apr 2025 WendyEM
Unverified 22 Nov 2024 Butlinz

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KimberiRP wrote:
   13 Jun 2025
Darkling beetle, Cyphaleus cupreus in family Tenebrionidae.

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

  • Cyphaleus cupreus Scientific name
  • A darkling beetle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 55.85m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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