Anoplognathus montanus
2 Montane Christmas beetle at Macgregor, ACT
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| Anoplognathus montanus | MichaelMulvaney | 9 Aug 2020 | |
| Anoplognathus montanus | MichaelMulvaney | 29 May 2020 | |
| Unverified | wombey | 26 May 2020 |
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Historical record
4 comments
7 Dec 2020
Hopefully we won't get to the day when all Christmas beetle records are 'historical'.
8 Dec 2020
Not good, I was just reading this:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/10669820
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/10669820
8 Jan 2021
Aaron, everyone seems to agree that there are a lot less now than there used to be. But the evidence is anecdotal; real proof is hard to come by, as nobody has actual data, over a period of decades, that would stand up to statistical scrutiny. Having said that, I personally don't doubt that their numbers are down in Canberra, having in the 1960s observed hundreds of beetles on Eucalyptus blakelyi street trees, leaving them with very ragged crowns by the end of January.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.020901-35.206208
- Places Macgregor, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 26 Dec 1978 01:29 AM Recorded on
- wombey Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Collections
- wombey 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
- External link More information
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