Anoplognathus brunnipennis

Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Belconnen, ACT

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Identification history

	Anoplognathus brunnipennis	2 Jan 2022	Amata
	Anoplognathus brunnipennis	2 Jan 2022	trevorpreston

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These are the first Christmas Beetles I have seen this season. I was starting to wonder if I would see any at all. I counted 12 on a low branch of a broad leaved eucalypt. Hopefully there are more in this area, although I didn't find any more on gum trees throughout my walk in Kama Nature Reserve.

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Sighting information

12 Abundance
2 Jan 2022 11:35 AM Recorded on
trevorpreston Recorded by
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Christmas beetles Insects Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Gum tree Associated plant
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 1031m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Anoplognathus chloropyrus

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