Unidentified Christmas beetle at Googong, NSW
Identification history
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 27 Jan 2021 | KimPullen | ||
| Anoplognathus suturalis | 9 Jan 2021 | Wandiyali |
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2 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
27 Jan 2021
Possibly A. chloropyrus, but a better look at the end of the abdomen would be necessary to confirm it.
Wandiyali
wrote:
27 Jan 2021
thanks Kim, i have uploaded an additional image. we have seen A.chloropyrus here before (see Anoplognathus brunnipennis (Green-tailed Christmas beetle) from 2015).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.211167-35.411336
- Altitude 811.4m
- Maps Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
- Places Googong, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 4 Jan 2021 07:15 PM Recorded on
- Wandiyali Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas beetles Wandiyali Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus sp. (genus) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Eucalyptus benthamii Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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