Anoplognathus explanatus
1 Hirsute Christmas beetle at Braidwood, NSW
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| Anoplognathus explanatus | HaukeKoch | 27 Nov 2024 | |
| Anoplognathus explanatus | MatthewFrawley | 26 Nov 2024 |
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1 comment
27 Nov 2024
Nice pictures. I find it hard to tell this species apart from A. suturalis, but the rounded elytral apices and setae at the posterior edge of the pronotum are well visible here.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.792139-35.454724
- Altitude 681.0m
- Places Braidwood, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Nov 2024 09:53 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- 72 Araluen Road Christmas Beetles 2024/25 season MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus hirsutus Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Anoplognathus explanatus Scientific name
- Hirsute Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1159m Recorded at altitude
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