Anoplognathus brunnipennis
2 Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Ainslie, ACT
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| Anoplognathus brunnipennis | HaukeKoch | 24 Dec 2023 | |
| Anoplognathus brunnipennis | jb2602 | 24 Dec 2023 |
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2 comments
24 Dec 2023
Looks a lot like A. chloropyrus shown on the Australian Museum site but not much like A. brunnipennis from that site (same with the Xmas Beetle App by them).
24 Dec 2023
The Australian Museum site and app is outdated in this respect. A. chloropyrus is no longer a valid name, it's now a synonym of A. brunnipennis after a recent paper reviewing the type specimens. A. brunnipennis used to refer to a different species, which is now called A. flavipennis.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152047-35.259177
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 23 Dec 2023 10:22 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus brunnipennis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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
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Synonyms
Anoplognathus chloropyrus
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