Porosus Christmas beetle at QPRC LGA
Identification history
| Anoplognathus porosus | 5 Dec 2023 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus pallidicollis | 13 Jan 2023 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unverified | 11 Jan 2023 | SteveBorkowskis |
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User's notes
Attracted to UV light
1 comment
HaukeKoch
wrote:
22 Jun 2023
The pattern of setae on the pygidium would rather suggest A. porosus (even though the punctures on the elytra aren't that pronounced and give the impression of A. pallidicollis).
Location information
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas beetles SteveBorkowskis Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus porosus Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Anoplognathus porosus Scientific name
- Porosus Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 816.39m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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