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:

🔍S3, 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.

This species is classed as

If (Foreign Introduction)

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