Anoplognathus explanatus
2 Hirsute Christmas beetle at Point Hut to Tharwa
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| Anoplognathus explanatus | HaukeKoch | 12 Jan 2024 | |
| Anoplognathus explanatus | MichaelBedingfield | 12 Jan 2024 |
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Tharwa North trail. ID by Hauke Koch.
1 comment
12 Jan 2024
Just to add, the bottom one is A. brunnipennis in the first picture, ID refers to the top two
Location information
- Coordinates 149.067955-35.505638
- Altitude 517.1m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 7 Jan 2017 07:51 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Eucalyptus sp Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus hirsutus Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Anoplognathus explanatus Scientific name
- Hirsute Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1159m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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6 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species