Unidentified Christmas beetle at Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
Identification history
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 10 Jan 2024 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 22 Dec 2023 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus hirsutus | 18 Feb 2022 | Amata | ||
| Anoplognathus hirsutus | 18 Feb 2022 | AndyRussell |
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HaukeKoch
wrote:
22 Dec 2023
Possible A. porosus. For Christmas Beetle IDs, it's generally best to get a shot of the rear (pygidium), and, if possible, underside. The general appearance and lack of setae on the head and pronotum suggests this is not A. hirsutus.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.065508-35.284985
- Altitude 594.8m
- Maps Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Feb 2022 09:42 AM Recorded on
- AndyRussell Recorded by
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Christmas beetles
Additional information
- Eucalyptus dives Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Anoplognathus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1277.7m Recorded at altitude
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