Anoplognathus brunnipennis

Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Mongarlowe, NSW

Anoplognathus brunnipennis at Mongarlowe, NSW - 29 Jun 2021

Anoplognathus brunnipennis at Mongarlowe, NSW - 29 Jun 2021

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Identification history

	Anoplognathus brunnipennis	8 Jul 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Unidentified	7 Jul 2021	LisaH

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User's notes

Beetle was deceased

4 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

8 Jul 2021

A shot of the underneath helps with Christmas beetle ID

LisaH wrote:

8 Jul 2021

Oh, thank you - would have been easy to do . . . oh well, next time . . .

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

8 Jul 2021

In this case an ID was still possible - so no worries

LisaH wrote:

8 Jul 2021

Thanks Michael.

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Location information

Maps Mongarlowe River
Places Mongarlowe, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
29 Jun 2021 08:59 AM Recorded on
LisaH Recorded by
Collections
Christmas beetles Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Anoplognathus brunnipennis Scientific name
Green-tailed Christmas beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 710m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Anoplognathus chloropyrus

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