Porosus Christmas beetle at Tharwa, ACT
Identification history
| Anoplognathus porosus | 11 Jul 2019 | MichaelBedingfield |
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User's notes
On the western side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.
2 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
13 Jul 2019
The mating pair in image 2 (and in the corner of image 1) are of a different species, probably Anoplognathus suturalis.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065062-35.497113
- Altitude 588.3m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 31 Jan 2015 07:49 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas beetles MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus porosus Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Eucalyptus sp. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
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
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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