Anoplognathus porosus

Porosus Christmas beetle at Higgins, ACT

Anoplognathus porosus at Higgins, ACT - 25 Jan 2019

Anoplognathus porosus at Higgins, ACT - 25 Jan 2019

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Identification history

	Anoplognathus porosus	6 Dec 2023	AlisonMilton
	Anoplognathus porosus	5 Dec 2023	HaukeKoch
	Anoplognathus pallidicollis	15 Mar 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Anoplognathus pallidicollis	26 Jan 2019	RogerF
	Anoplognathus sp. (genus)	26 Jan 2019	AlisonMilton

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Sorry. The photo wouldn't upload so I copied it onto another image and didn't think to change the details.

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HaukeKoch wrote:

20 Nov 2023

This is A. porosus, see the pattern of setae on the pygidium.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.029516 -35.238215
Altitude 624.8m
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
25 Jan 2019 10:33 PM Recorded on
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Christmas beetles Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) AlisonMilton

Species information

Anoplognathus porosus Scientific name
Porosus Christmas beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 816.39m Recorded at altitude
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