Anoplognathus suturalis
1 Centreline Christmas beetle at Braidwood, NSW
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| Anoplognathus suturalis | HaukeKoch | 4 Dec 2024 | |
| Anoplognathus explanatus | MatthewFrawley | 3 Dec 2024 |
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User's notes
Attracted to UV light
1 comment
4 Dec 2024
The elytral apices are quite squarely cut, so I think it should be A. suturalis.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.792005-35.454550
- Altitude 681.6m
- Places Braidwood, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 3 Dec 2024 09:41 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- 72 Araluen Road Christmas Beetles 2024/25 season MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus suturalis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Anoplognathus suturalis Scientific name
- Centreline Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1629m Recorded at altitude
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