Anoplognathus explanatus
Hirsute Christmas beetle at Kambah, ACT
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| Anoplognathus explanatus | HaukeKoch | 17 Dec 2025 | |
| Anoplognathus explanatus | HelenCross | 16 Dec 2025 |
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4 comments
17 Dec 2025
A. explanatus is now the valid name for this species after the publication below. A. hirsutus is now a junior synonym of A. suturalis. The NatureMapr taxonomy would have to be changed. I can see if I can figure out how as presumably, I should have permission as moderator.
Seidel, M., Matsumoto, K., Reid, C. 2023. Type catalogue of the Australian Anoplognathini MacLeay, 1819 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) housed in the Natural History Museum, London. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 75: 189–233.
Seidel, M., Matsumoto, K., Reid, C. 2023. Type catalogue of the Australian Anoplognathini MacLeay, 1819 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) housed in the Natural History Museum, London. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 75: 189–233.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.026248-35.384352
- Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 16 Dec 2025 09:18 AM Recorded on
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- Eucalyptus blakelyi Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Christmas Beetles 2025/26 HelenCross NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Anoplognathus hirsutus Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Anoplognathus explanatus Scientific name
- Hirsute Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1159m Recorded at altitude
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