Anoplognathus sp. (genus)

Unidentified Christmas beetle at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

Anoplognathus sp. (genus)	24 Dec 2023	HaukeKoch
Anoplognathus sp. (genus)	22 Dec 2023	HaukeKoch
Anoplognathus hirsutus	2 Jan 2022	Amata
Anoplognathus hirsutus	2 Jan 2022	AlisonMilton

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Found deceased.

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HaukeKoch wrote:

20 Nov 2023

There are no setae visible on head and pronotum, and the shape of the clypeus also doesn't seem right to me for A. hirsutus. May be A. brunnipennis (which is still called A. chloropyrus on CNM), but I'd leave it at Anoplognathus sp. without a view of the pygidium.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.029533 -35.238256
Altitude 583.0m
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
2 Jan 2022 06:50 AM Recorded on
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Christmas beetles AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

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
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

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