Anoplognathus brunnipennis
Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Kambah, ACT
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| Anoplognathus brunnipennis | HaukeKoch | 5 Dec 2025 | |
| Anoplognathus brunnipennis | HelenCross | 4 Dec 2025 |
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User's notes
Lots of dead beetles on the ground under a Blakely's Red Gum with a few live ones in it
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.025507-35.379255
- Altitude 626.2m
- Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 4 Dec 2025 07:53 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
- Eucalyptus blakelyi Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Christmas Beetles 2025/26 HelenCross NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Anoplognathus brunnipennis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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
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Synonyms
Anoplognathus chloropyrus
Record quality
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