Anoplognathus suturalis
Centreline Christmas beetle at Throsby, ACT
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| Anoplognathus suturalis | HaukeKoch | 6 Dec 2025 | |
| Anoplognathus suturalis | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Dec 2025 | |
| Unverified | Thurstan | 28 Nov 2025 |
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1 comment
6 Dec 2025
A. suturalis seems to have a good year; I've so far almost only seen A. explanatus out of the species pair around Canberra in the last 2 years, but now already several A. suturalis this year here and on iNat.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.158852-35.182067
- Altitude 635.0m
- Places Throsby, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Nov 2025 10:52 AM Recorded on
- Thurstan Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Thurstan NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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