Hirsute Christmas beetle at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Identification history
| Anoplognathus hirsutus | 30 Dec 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Anoplognathus hirsutus | 17 Dec 2020 | KenT | ||
| Unidentified | 17 Dec 2020 | Christine |
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Interestingly after posing for photos it took off in flight, only to reappear and land in almost the same spot a few minutes later.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.011966-35.867580
- Maps Namadgi National Park Namadgi National Park Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT Rendezvous Creek, ACT Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2020 12:32 PM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas beetles
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Anoplognathus hirsutus Scientific name
- Hirsute Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1159m Recorded at altitude
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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