10 Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Anoplognathus brunnipennis | 13 Jan 2023 | AlisonMilton |
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User's notes
I estimate 500-600. At least 200 on one tree and lots more on all nearby trees.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.023088-35.236348
- Altitude 621.5m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 500 Abundance
- 12 Jan 2023 04:11 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas beetles Featured AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus brunnipennis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- 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
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Synonyms
Anoplognathus chloropyrus
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