Anoplognathus sp. (genus)
Unidentified Christmas beetle at Kosciuszko National Park
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| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | HaukeKoch | 2 Jan 2025 | |
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | HelenCross | 23 Feb 2024 |
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3 comments
24 Feb 2024
I think it's A. hirsutus as there are a few white setae on the posterior corners of the pronotum, and the elytral apices are rounded as far as I can see (to distinguish it from the similar A. suturalis).
2 Jan 2025
Revisiting this and I think now that I was probably wrong earlier after looking at more A. hirsutus/suturalis individuals. In typical A. hirsutus, the elytral apices would be more strongly rounded towards the suture and leave a more or less v-shaped gap when viewed from behind.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.654636-35.634757
- Altitude 1369.0m
- Maps Kosciuszko National Park
- Places Cooleman, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Feb 2024 02:07 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
- Ozothamnus(?) near some Weeping Snow Gums Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Christmas beetles HelenCross 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
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