Anoplognathus brunnipennis

1 Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Kambah, ACT

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Identification history

Anoplognathus brunnipennis	11 Dec 2024	HaukeKoch
Anoplognathus brunnipennis	11 Dec 2024	HelenCross
Anoplognathus sp. (genus)	11 Dec 2024	HelenCross

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Originally found 1 on our back verandah and duly uploaded the record, then noticed our little dog chasing things in the backyard. Upon investigation realised he was chasing beetles and they were dropping out of the tree above us, caused by a SC Cockatoo either eating them or playing. There were possibly around 100 or more in the tree.

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HelenCross wrote:

12 Dec 2024

A number of cockies and ravens were feasting on them, on the ground and in the tree, this morning

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Location information

Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
HelenCross Recorded by
Collections
Christmas Beetles 2024/25 season Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Eucalyptus viminalis Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Mixed Gender
Mating Breeding behaviour
Alive / healthy 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
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Anoplognathus chloropyrus

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