1 Unidentified Christmas beetle at QPRC LGA
Identification history
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 1 Jan 2024 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus brunnipennis | 31 Dec 2023 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unverified | 31 Dec 2023 | arjay |
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User's notes
Looks like the hairy christmas beetle
2 comments
HaukeKoch
wrote:
1 Jan 2024
Either A. hirsutus or A. suturalis. A view from the back that shows the elytral apices would help to distinguish the two.
arjay
wrote:
1 Jan 2024
Sorry don't have a photo from the rear end. Only from the top and head end. Will do better in future. If I remember.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- arjay Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas beetles arjay Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus sp. (genus) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Davesia 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 or negligible
- Up to 1369m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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
- Description
- Additional attributes