Montane Christmas beetle at Belconnen, ACT
Identification history
| Anoplognathus montanus | 27 Nov 2024 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus montanus | 27 Nov 2024 | Butterflygirl |
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Eggs?
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Butterflygirl
wrote:
27 Nov 2024
@AlisonMilton I assume because they're not going to survive on the concrete where they ended up.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.073773-35.238706
- Altitude 628.0m
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 27 Nov 2024 08:55 AM Recorded on
- Butterflygirl Recorded by
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Christmas Beetles 2024/25 season Latest sightings Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Other activity Insect behaviour on flower
- Injured / sick Animal health
- Eggs Breeding behaviour
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Anoplognathus montanus Scientific name
- Montane Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 802m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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