Montane Christmas beetle at Molonglo Valley, ACT
Identification history
| Anoplognathus montanus | 19 Dec 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Anoplognathus montanus | 16 Dec 2019 | galah681 |
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KimPullen
wrote:
8 May 2021
Male at top; he is bigger, with heavier legs and a shovel-shaped head. Three females below him, with a lighter build and rounded heads.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065832-35.284723
- Maps Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 5 Dec 2019 09:31 AM Recorded on
- galah681 Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas beetles Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) galah681
Additional information
- Eucalyptus stellulata Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
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
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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