Anoplognathus sp. (genus)
Unidentified Christmas beetle at Canberra Airport, ACT
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| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | HaukeKoch | 11 Dec 2023 | |
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Dec 2023 | |
| Anoplognathus concolor | FeralGhostbat | 8 Dec 2023 |
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User's notes
First one I have seen in aboutt 4 years.
2 comments
10 Dec 2023
Thanks for the sighting a photo of the underside helps distinguish between the ten species we have recorded locally
11 Dec 2023
It's not A. concolor as it lacks the mottled colouration of the elytra of that species. Could be A. hirsutus or A. suturalis or maybe A. montanus, but would need more pictures to distinguish. Best to get a shot of the upper and underside, plus a shot of the front and back to see the face and pygidium respectively.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.182358-35.300533
- Altitude 559.1m
- Places Canberra Airport, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 Dec 2023 03:52 AM Recorded on
- FeralGhostbat Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Unknown Gender
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
Collections
- FeralGhostbat Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus sp. (genus) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Anoplognathus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1369m Recorded at altitude
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