Hirsute Christmas beetle at Dry Plain, NSW
Identification history
| Anoplognathus explanatus | 14 May 2023 | KimberiRP | ||
| Anoplognathus explanatus | 30 Apr 2023 | AndyRoo |
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User's notes
Location GPSed. A hairy beast hence my ID although other CNM sightings have been at significantly lower altitudes <=846m.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.913408-36.113399
- Altitude 1159.0m
- Maps Top Hut TSR
- Places Dry Plain, NSW
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 15 Jan 2022 02:18 PM Recorded on
- AndyRoo Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas beetles AndyRoo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus hirsutus Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Acacia siculiformis Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Anoplognathus explanatus Scientific name
- Hirsute Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1159m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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