Anoplognathus sp. (genus)

Unidentified Christmas beetle at Garran, ACT

Anoplognathus sp. (genus) at Garran, ACT - 10 Dec 2020 05:45 PM

Anoplognathus sp. (genus) at Garran, ACT - 10 Dec 2020 05:45 PM

Anoplognathus sp. (genus) at Garran, ACT - 10 Dec 2020 05:45 PM

Anoplognathus sp. (genus) at Garran, ACT - 10 Dec 2020 05:45 PM

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Identification history

	Anoplognathus sp. (genus)	19 Dec 2020	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	10 Dec 2020	Tapirlord

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Dead Christmas beetle, is it Identifiable without its head??

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

19 Dec 2020

Possibly if the image also included a photo of its front claws, and the tip of its rear section

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Location information

Coordinates 149.096696 -35.339004
Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
Places Garran, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
10 Dec 2020 05:45 PM Recorded on
Tapirlord Recorded by
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Christmas beetles Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Unknown Gender
Breeding behaviour

Species information

Anoplognathus sp. (genus) Scientific name
Unidentified Christmas beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1369m Recorded at altitude
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