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139 native species of beetles local to the area (unless otherwise indicated by #) have been found on the Pinnacle Nature Reserve.

All photos were taken on the Reserve by Alison Milton

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click images to enlarge tap images to enlarge   Scientific name   [Common name]
  Darkling beetles   
Pie-dish beetle
Helea ovata [A Pie-dish beetle]
  Adelium brevicorne   [Bronzed field beetle]
  Adelium porcatum   [A Darkling beetle]
  Ecnolagria grandis   [Honeybrown beetle]
  Ecnolagria Sp.   [A Brown Darkling beetle]
  Helea ovata   [A Pie-dish beetle]
  Homotrysis cisteloides   [A Darkling beetle]
  Homotrysis lugubris   [A Darkling beetle]
  Isopteron triviale   [A Darkling beetle]
  Meneristes australis   [A Darkling beetle]
Acacia jewel beetle]
Diphucrania leucosticta [White-flecked acacia jewel beetle]
  Neocistela ovalis   [A Comb-clawed beetle]
  Pterohelaeus laticollis   [A Pie-dish beetle]
  Tanychilus sp. (genus)   [A Comb-clawed beetle]
Jewel beetles   
  Agrilus hypoleucus   [Hypoleucus jewel beetle]
  Castiarina crenata   [A jewel beetle]
  Diphucrania leucosticta   [White-flecked acacia jewel beetle]
  Diphucrania sp.   [Other unidentified jewel beetle]
  Melobasis sordida.   [Melobasic jewel beetle]
Ladybird
Cleobora mellyi [Southern Ladybird]
Lady beetles
  Apolinus lividigaster   [Yellow shouldered ladybird]
  Cleobora mellyi   [Southern ladybird]
  Coccinella transversalis   [Transverse Ladybird]
  Cryptolaemus montrouzieri   [Mealybug ladybird]
  Harmonia conformis   [Common Spotted Ladybird]
  Orcus australasiae   [Orange-spotted Ladybird]
  Scymnodes sp. (genus)   [Unidentifed Scymnodes Ladybird]
      
  Leaf beetles   
A leaf beetle
Aporocera (Aporocera) consors [A leaf beetle]
  Adoxia benallae   [no common name]
  Alticini sp. (tribe) [2 species]   [Unidentified flea beetle]
  Aporocera (Aporocera) consors   [no common name]
  Aporocera (Aporocera) flaviventris   [A case bearing leaf beetle]
  Aporocera (Aporocera) jocosa   [no common name]
  Aporocera (Aporocera) speciosa   [no common name]
  Arsipoda holomelaena   [Red-legged flea beetle]
  Cadmus (Brachycaulus) ferrugineus   [A leaf beetle ]
  Cadmus luctuosus   [no common name]
Acacia leaf beetle
Calomela vittata [Acacia leaf beetle]
  Calomela bartoni   [Acacia leaf beetle]
  Calomela curtisi   [Acacia leaf beetle]
  Calomela juncta   [A leaf beetle]
  Calomela maculicollis   [no common name]
  Calomela moorei   [A leaf beetle]
  Calomela parilis   [A leaf beetle]
  Calomela vittata   [Acacia leaf beetle]
  Calomela sp.   [Acacia leaf beetle]
  Dicranosterna immaculata   [Acacia leaf beetle]
Leaf beetle
Cadmus (Brachycaulus) ferrugineus [Leaf beetle]
  Ditropidus pulchellus   [A leaf beetle]
  Ditropidus sp. [2 species]   [Unidentified leaf beetle]
  Edusella sp. (genus)   [A leaf beetle]
  Elaphodes cervinus   [A leaf beetle]
  Monolepta froggatti   [A leaf beetle]
  Monolepta sp. (genus)   [Unidentified leaf beetle]
  Paropsini sp. (tribe)   [A paropsine leaf beetle]
  Paropsis aegrota   [Eucalyptus tortoise beetle]
  Paropsis atomaria   [Eucalyptus leaf beetle]
Eucalyptus leaf beetle
Paropsisterna fastidiosa [Eucalyptus leaf beetle]
  Paropsis obsoleta Rare or uncommon species**   [no common name]
  Paropsis sp. (genus)   [Unidentified leaf beetle]
  Paropsisterna cloelia   [Eucalyptus variegated leaf beetle ]
  Paropsisterna decolorata   [Eucalyptus leaf beetle]
  Paropsisterna fastidiosa    [Eucalyptus leaf beetle]
  Paropsisterna gloriosa   [Glorious eucalyptus leaf beetle]
  Paropsisterna hectica    [A leaf beetle]
  Paropsisterna laesa    [Laesa leaf beetle]
  Paropsisterna m-fuscum   [Eucalyptus leaf beetle]
Eucalyptus leaf beetle
Paropsisterna m-fuscum [Eucalyptus leaf beetle]
  Paropsisterna octosignata    Eucalyptus leaf beetle]
  Paropsisterna sp. ("Ch11" of DeLittle 1979)   [A leaf beetle]
  Paropsisterna sp. (genus)   [Unidentified leaf beetle]
  Peltoschema oceanica   [Oceanica leaf beetle]
  Peltoschema tetraspilota   [no common name]
  Trachymela sp.   [Unidentified brown button beetle]
 
Longhorn beetles   
  Ancita marginicollis   [A longhorn beetle]
  Ancita sp. [2 species]   [Unidentified longhorn beetle]
Triangular marked banksia longhorn beetle
Uracanthus triangularis [Triangular marked banksia longhorn beetle]
  Brachytria jugosa Rare or uncommon species**   [Jugosa longhorn beetle]
  Obrida fascialis   [One banded longicorn]
  Oroderes mimulus   [A longhorn beetle]
  Phoracantha semipunctata   [Common eucalypt longicorn beetle]
  Rhytiphora albocincta   [A longhorn beetle]
  Syllitus rectus   [A longhorn beetle]
  Syllitus microps   [A longhorn beetle]
  Uracanthus triangularis   [Triangular marked banksia longhorn beetle]
      
Scarab beetles   
Christmas beetle
Chlorobapta chloropyrus [Green tailed Christmas beetle]
  Anoplognathus brunnipennis   [Green-tailed Christmas beetle]
  Anoplognathus montanus   [Montane Christmas beetle]
  Anoplognathus pallidicollis   [Cashew beetle]
  Anoplognathus porosus   [Porosus Christmas beetle]
  Anoplognathus suturalis   [ Centreline Christmas beetle]
  Chlorobapta frontalis Rare or uncommon species**   [Flower scarab]
  Eupoecila australasiae   [Fiddler beetle]
  Heteronyx dimidiatus   [Dimidiatus scarab beetle]
Fiddler beetle
Eupoecila australasiae [Fiddler beetle]
  Liparetrus discipennis   [Unidentified chafer beetle]
  Liparetrus sp. (genus)   [Unidentified chafer beetle]
  Melolonthinae sp. (subfamily)   [Cockchafer]
  Microvalgus sp. (genus)   [Flower scarab]
  Neorrhina punctata   [Spotted flower chafer ]
  Phyllotocus bimaculatus   [Nectar scarab]
  Phyllotocus macleayi   [Nectar scarab]
  Phyllotocus navicularis   [Nectar-scarab]
  Phyllotocus rufipennis   [Nectar scarab]
  Semanopterus subcostatus   [Scarab beetle]
Rhinotia weevil
Gonipterus scutellatus [Gum tree weevil]
Weevils   
  Chrysolopus spectabilis   [Botany Bay weevil]
  Cryptoplini sp. (tribe)   [A weevil]
  Cubicorhynchus sp. (genus)   [A Ground weevil]
  Euops sp. (genus)   [A leaf-rolling weevil]
  Gonipterus scutellatus   [Gum tree weevil, Eucalyptus snout beetle]
  Oxyops fasciculatus   [no common name]
  Rhinaria sp. (genus)   [Unidentified Rhinaria weevil]
Rhinotia weevil
Rhinotia sp. [Unidentified Rhinotia weevil]
  Rhinotia adelaidae   [A belid weevil]
  Rhinotia filiformis   [A belid weevil]
  Rhinotia haemoptera   [Lycid-mimic belid weevil, Slender Red Weevil]
  Rhinotia phoenicoptera   [A belid weevil]
  Rhinotia sparsa   [A belid weevil]
  Rhinotia sp. in brunnea-group   [A belid weevil]
  Rhinotia sp. (genus)   [Unidentified Rhinotia weevil (2 species)]
   
  Other beetles   
Click beetle
Anilicus xanthomus [Click beetle]
  Aethina sp. (genus)   [Sap beetle]
  Alticini (tribe)   [A Flea beetle]
  Anilicus xanthomus   [A Click beetle]
  Aulacocyclus edentulus   [Passalid beetle]
  Carabidae sp. (family)   [A Ground beetle]
  Chauliognathus lugubris   [Plague soldier beetle]
  Chauliognathus tricolor   [Tricolor soldier beetle]
  Dasytinae (subfamily)   [Soft-winged flower beetle]
  Dicranolaius bellulus   [Red and blue pollen beetle]
  Eleale pulchra   [A Clerid beetle]
Red and blue pollen beetle
Dicranolaius bellulus [Red and blue pollen beetle]
  Eleale simplex   [A Clerid beetle]
  Eucnemidae sp. (family) Rare or uncommon species**   [False click beetle]
  Euctenia sp.   [Unidentified wedge-shaped beetle]
  Hemiopsida sp. (genus) Rare or uncommon species**   [False click beetle]
  Hoshihananomia leucosticta   [Pintail beetle, Tumbling flower beetle]
  Monocrepidus sp. (genus)   [A Click beetle]
  Mordella dumbrelli   [Dumbrell's pintail beetle]
  Mordella limbata   [Pintail beetle]
  Mordella sp. (genus)   [Unidentified Pintail or tumbling flower beetle]
  Mordellidae sp. (family)   [Unidentified Pintail or tumbling flower beetle]
Feather-horned beetle
Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) femorata [Feather-horned beetle]
  Notonomus sp. (genus)   [A Carab beetle]
  Phlogistus sp. (genus)   [A Clerid beetle]
  Porrostoma rhipidium   [Long-nosed Lycid (net-winged) beetle]
  Ptilophorus sp. (genus)   [Unidentified wedge-shaped beetle]
  Rhantus suturalis Cosmopolitan species#   [A predacious diving beetle]
  Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) femorata   [Feather-horned beetle]
  Staphylinidae (family)   [A Rove beetle]
 

** : rare or uncommon species

# : cosmopolitan species

        

For more photos from the Pinnacle and elsewhere in the ACT, follow this link to NatureMapr

https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Locations/Guide/63/228