Anoplognathus montanus
Montane Christmas beetle at Stromlo, ACT
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| Anoplognathus montanus | KimPullen | 12 Jan 2017 | |
| Anoplognathus montanus | KimPullen | 12 Jan 2017 | |
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | RogerF | 11 Jan 2017 | |
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Jan 2017 |
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User's notes
This beetle seems to have stripped many of the leaves from most of the Red Gum - particularly of 5 - 15m height in the Murrumbidgee Valley along the Cotter Dam road
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.958513-35.321147
- Maps Stony Creek
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 8 Jan 2017 01:41 PM Recorded on
- MichaelMulvaney Recorded by
- Feeding on Eucalyptus blakleyi Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Christmas beetles MichaelMulvaney Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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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