2 Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Anoplognathus brunnipennis | 21 Dec 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Anoplognathus brunnipennis | 20 Dec 2022 | MatthewFrawley |
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Exciting find in the backyard, brought back memories of childhood when we would see these in abundance at this time of year
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.075771-35.384305
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Dec 2022 11:53 AM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas beetles MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus brunnipennis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Anoplognathus chloropyrus
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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