Melolonthinae (subfamily)

Cockchafer at Parkes, ACT

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Identification history

Melolonthinae (subfamily)	24 Feb 2020	KimPullen
Anoplognathus pallidicollis	17 Jan 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Anoplognathus porosus	14 Jan 2020	JanetRussell

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2 comments

KimPullen wrote:

25 Feb 2020

Cockchafers are mostly impossible to identify without having a specimen to examine. The pale elytra on this one suggest its exoskeleton has not properly hardened up yet - it may have just emerged from the soil.

JanetRussell wrote:

25 Feb 2020

Thanks Kim.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.136846 -35.287686
Altitude 578.0m
Maps City Renewal Authority Area
Places Parkes, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
21 Dec 2019 08:13 AM Recorded on
JanetRussell Recorded by
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) JanetRussell Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Melolonthinae (subfamily) Scientific name
Cockchafer Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1454m Recorded at altitude
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