Anoplognathus montanus
Montane Christmas beetle at Watson, ACT
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| Anoplognathus montanus | KimPullen | 27 Dec 2016 | |
| Anoplognathus montanus | KimPullen | 27 Dec 2016 | |
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 27 Dec 2016 | |
| Unverified | AaronClausen | 25 Dec 2016 |
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Merry Christmas!
3 comments
27 Dec 2016
Merry Christmas back to you ! These beetles were out in numbers on the day !
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.
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.
28 Dec 2016
This is a male; in this species they have a squared-off extension to the front of the head.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.164900-35.229390
- Altitude 614.1m
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Dec 2016 07:37 PM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
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- AaronClausen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Anoplognathus montanus Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Anoplognathus montanus Scientific name
- Montane Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 802m Recorded at altitude
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