1 Unidentified Christmas beetle at Holt, ACT
Identification history
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 27 Dec 2023 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 27 Dec 2023 | Sammyj87 |
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HaukeKoch
wrote:
27 Dec 2023
Likely A. porosus. It's best to take a shot of the rear that shows the pygidium, the pattern of setae and colour of the pygidium help to differentiate this and similar brown species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.010606-35.229319
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Dec 2023 04:44 PM Recorded on
- Sammyj87 Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas beetles Sammyj87 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus sp. (genus) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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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Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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