Pterohelaeus planus (Pie dish beetle)
Tenebrionidae: Tenebrioninae: Heleini
Rather flattened (planus, Latin for 'flat'), with moderately wide flanges on the elytra. It has a bluish colour caused by a whitish 'pruinose' waxy coating, although this can wear off leaving the colour almost black.
Quite common under the flaking bark of eucalypts.
Pterohelaeus planus is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | South Coast | Hunter Region
Species information
- Pterohelaeus planus Scientific name
- Pie dish beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1135.19m Recorded at altitude
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