Unidentified Christmas beetle at Spence, ACT
Identification history
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 10 Jan 2024 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus pallidicollis | 11 Feb 2023 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 11 Feb 2023 | Laserchemisty |
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1 comment
HaukeKoch
wrote:
10 Jan 2024
I think this may very well be A. porosus, would need a view of the pygidium to tell the two apart. Unfortunately, A. porosus and A. pallidicollis look quite similar dorsally around Canberra, and A. porosus is quite variable.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.061447-35.194494
- Altitude 655.6m
- Places Spence, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 11 Feb 2023 12:43 PM Recorded on
- Laserchemisty Recorded by
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Christmas beetles
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Anoplognathus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1277.7m Recorded at altitude
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