Anoplognathus brunnipennis

Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Tuggeranong, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.028933-35.382433
• Altitude 628.7m
• Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
• Places Tuggeranong, ACT

Sighting information

• 16 - 100 Abundance
• 14 Jan 2023 11:18 AM Recorded on
• HelenCross Recorded by

• Collections

  Christmas beetles Insects Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Eucalyptus blakelyi Associated plant
• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• Mixed Gender
• Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour

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
• Machine learning
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Anoplognathus chloropyrus

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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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