Montane Christmas beetle at Hall, ACT
Identification history
| Anoplognathus montanus | 15 Jan 2024 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus hirsutus | 15 Jan 2024 | strigo |
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2 comments
HaukeKoch
wrote:
15 Jan 2024
A. hirsutus would have setae on the head and pronotum. The continuous bands of white setae across the abdominal segments on the underside, and the tuft of yellow/orange hairs at the tip of the abdomen are also typical of A. montanus.
strigo
wrote:
15 Jan 2024
Very nicely commented on... I hope I will remember... Thanks a lot (oder vielen Dank ;-) ) - and cheers Christian.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065747-35.165703
- Altitude 658.4m
- Maps Hall Horse Paddocks
- Places Hall, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2024 08:02 AM Recorded on
- strigo Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas beetles Hall Village Surrounds Insects Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) strigo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Under a E. nortoni Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Deceased Animal health
Species information
- Anoplognathus montanus Scientific name
- Montane Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 802m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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