Anoplognathus sp. (genus)
Unidentified Christmas beetle at Cotter Reserve
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| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | HaukeKoch | 30 Jan 2024 | |
| Anoplognathus porosus | dwise | 29 Jan 2024 |
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1 comment
30 Jan 2024
There are other, similar brown species of Anoplognathus in the area, and without more detail I would hesitate to go to species. A. porosus looks most likely to me as well, though.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.947603-35.325739
- Altitude 475.3m
- Maps Cotter Reserve
- Places Uriarra Village, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 21 Jan 2024 08:49 AM Recorded on
- dwise Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- dwise Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus sp. (genus) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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
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4 / 7
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- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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