Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Anoplognathus brunnipennis | 1 Jan 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 18 Dec 2025 | HelenCross |
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2 comments
HaukeKoch
wrote:
19 Dec 2025
First one is A. brunnipennis, but the other ones seem to be A. porosus.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.028833-35.385903
- Altitude 618.2m
- Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 17 Dec 2025 10:40 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas Beetles 2025/26 HelenCross NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Anoplognathus brunnipennis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Anoplognathus chloropyrus
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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