1 Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Lake Burley Griffin West
Identification history
| Anoplognathus brunnipennis | 5 Dec 2023 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus brunnipennis | 5 Dec 2023 | trevorpreston | ||
| Anoplognathus pallidicollis | 6 Jan 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Anoplognathus pallidicollis | 1 Jan 2023 | trevorpreston |
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2 comments
HaukeKoch
wrote:
5 Dec 2023
Given the green metallic sheen on the pronotum, this is likely A. brunnipennis (still called A. chloropyrus on this site). A view of the pygidium would be better, but I'm confident this isn't A. pallidicollis.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101623-35.287127
- Altitude 591.0m
- Maps Lake Burley Griffin West
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Jan 2023 01:40 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas beetles trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus brunnipennis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Gum tree Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- 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
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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