Porosus Christmas beetle at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Anoplognathus porosus | 28 Nov 2024 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus pallidicollis | 28 Nov 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 28 Nov 2024 | kasiaaus |
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2 comments
HaukeKoch
wrote:
28 Nov 2024
The pattern of setae on the pygidium is the key character to tell the two apart. A. pallidicollis has the whole pygidium covered in short, white setae, while only the outer margins and the central line have setae in A. porosus.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050301-35.208562
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Nov 2024 11:58 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas Beetles 2024/25 season kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus porosus Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Anoplognathus porosus Scientific name
- Porosus Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 816.39m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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