Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Holder, ACT
Identification history
| Anoplognathus brunnipennis | 3 Jan 2025 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 9 Dec 2024 | Miranda |
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HaukeKoch
wrote:
3 Jan 2025
Best to take a picture of the dorsal side of the pygidium (view from rear) as well as Christmas Beetles have important characters for identification there.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.043846-35.329121
- Altitude 607.3m
- Maps Holder Wetlands
- Places Holder, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 Dec 2024 11:15 AM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas Beetles 2024/25 season Miranda Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anoplognathus brunnipennis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Deceased Animal health
Species information
- Anoplognathus brunnipennis Scientific name
- Green-tailed Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1031m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Anoplognathus chloropyrus
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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