3 Unidentified Christmas beetle at Emu Creek
Identification history
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 10 Jan 2024 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 24 Dec 2023 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus pallidicollis | 5 Dec 2023 | trevorpreston | ||
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 5 Dec 2023 | JohnGiacon |
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User's notes
First one for this year; maybe for the site
4 comments
HaukeKoch
wrote:
24 Dec 2023
Doesn't have the right look for A. pallidicollis to me. Best to have a view of the pygidium to distinguish this species from similar ones. I suspect it's a light coloured A. porosus.
JohnGiacon
wrote:
24 Dec 2023
Hi, what is the pygidium; just looked it up; is a dorsal or ventral view better? a bit late to try to see it on this bug.
HaukeKoch
wrote:
24 Dec 2023
It's at the rear end, see here: https://media.australian.museum/media/dd/images/idrutelinae.90127d9.width-1600.aceb5a9.jpg
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.075069-35.247990
- Altitude 600.0m
- Maps Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor Emu Creek
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Dec 2023 02:02 PM Recorded on
- JohnGiacon Recorded by
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Christmas beetles
Additional information
- Eucalypt Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm 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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