Anoplognathus montanus

Montane Christmas beetle at Watson, ACT

Anoplognathus montanus at Watson, ACT - 25 Dec 2016
Anoplognathus montanus at Watson, ACT - 25 Dec 2016
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Anoplognathus montanus 27 Dec 2016 KimPullen
Anoplognathus montanus 27 Dec 2016 KimPullen
Anoplognathus sp. (genus) 27 Dec 2016 michaelb
Unidentified 25 Dec 2016 AaronClausen

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Merry Christmas!

3 comments

michaelb wrote:
   27 Dec 2016
Merry Christmas back to you ! These beetles were out in numbers on the day !
AaronClausen wrote:
   27 Dec 2016
Merry Christmas Michael B and all the best for the festive season.

Also up at Mount Majura I found a particular gum tree where all the Christmas beetles were breeding on. It was covered with them, all in pairs (piggy backing each other etc).

I have been secretly working on the Android app, to try to get it over the line before end of year. It's now very very close, made lots of progress in the past 3 days.
KimPullen wrote:
   28 Dec 2016
This is a male; in this species they have a squared-off extension to the front of the head.

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