Anoplognathus sp. (genus)
Unidentified Christmas beetle at Gunning Bush Block
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| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 30 Jun 2024 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus pallidicollis | 30 Jun 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 29 Mar 2024 | JohnS |
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2 comments
HaukeKoch
wrote:
30 Jun 2024
I think this is likely A. porosus. A. pallidicollis doesn't have the metallic green colouration on the underside of the abdomen like here, and often a larger extent of coverage of the abdominal sternites with white setae. See this picture for a typical appearance:
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/351552667/original.jpeg
A. porosus and A. pallidicollis look very similar in our area on the dorsal view. It's ideally best to get a view of the pygidium and look at the pattern of setae there (covered entirely in short, white setae for A. pallidicollis, and white setae only along the margins and through the centre line in A. porosus).
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/351552667/original.jpeg
A. porosus and A. pallidicollis look very similar in our area on the dorsal view. It's ideally best to get a view of the pygidium and look at the pattern of setae there (covered entirely in short, white setae for A. pallidicollis, and white setae only along the margins and through the centre line in A. porosus).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.263476-34.786882
- Altitude 596.0m
- Maps Gunning Bush Block
- Places Gunning, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Mar 2024 11:14 AM Recorded on
- JohnS Recorded by
- It was on the ground below a eucalyptus. Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- JohnS 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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