2 Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Parkes, ACT
Identification history
| Anoplognathus brunnipennis | 17 Dec 2025 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus brunnipennis | 17 Dec 2025 | TimL |
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One of the many such beetles attracted by the Carillion's overnight illumination.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.141759-35.298481
- Maps Lake Burley Griffin Central/East Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
- Places Parkes, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 16 Dec 2025 05:39 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas Beetles 2025/26 TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Anoplognathus brunnipennis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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