Anoplognathus brunnipennis

1 Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Mount Ainslie

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.161361-35.256042
• Altitude 625.6m
• Maps Mount Ainslie
• Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

• 12 Abundance
• 18 Jan 2024 05:19 PM Recorded on
• Pirom Recorded by

• Collections

  Christmas beetles Pirom Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus brunnipennis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
• Eucalyptus blakelyi Associated plant
• False Insect on a flower

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
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Anoplognathus chloropyrus

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