Cheney Beetles
In May 2025, Ivan Wright from Shotover Wildlife worked with Year Sevens to survey the beetles which visit Cheney School's site.
We discovered an incredible range of beetles and other creatures and Ivan kindly identified all the beetles found and mounted them for us.
They are on display as part of our 100 Years of Childhood Exhibition, in the section exploring Nature and Childhood on the Ford Corridor.
The beetles are listed below:
Nebria brevicollis a ground beetle
Ocypus olens Devil's Coach Horse
Othius punctulatus a rove beetle
Pterostichus madidos Black Clock
Quedius fuliginosus a rove beetle
Abax parallelepipedus a ground beetle
Nebria brevicollis a ground beetle
Aleocharinae sp. a rove beetle
Amara lunicollis a ground beetle
Aplotarsus incanus a click beetle
Quedius fuliginosus a rove beetle
Hylurgops palliatus Lesser Spruce Shoot Beetle
Tasgius globulifer a rove beetle