Unidentified Christmas beetle at Murrumbateman, NSW
Identification history
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 12 Jan 2025 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus concolor | 12 Jan 2025 | Batogal |
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HaukeKoch
wrote:
12 Jan 2025
A. concolor doesn't occur in that area and has a different patterning of the elytra. Probably A. porosus, but ideally it would need a view of the dorsal side of the pygidium to be sure.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.038789-34.996406
- Altitude 609.0m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Jan 2025 05:52 PM Recorded on
- Batogal Recorded by
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Christmas Beetles 2024/25 season Batogal NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Anoplognathus sp. (genus) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Injured / sick Animal health
Species information
- Anoplognathus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1369m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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