Anoplognathus brunnipennis

Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Reid, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.142792-35.286603
• Altitude 571.9m
• Places Reid, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 18 Dec 2025 09:37 PM Recorded on
• Pirom Recorded by

• Collections

  Christmas Beetles 2025/26 Pirom NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Anoplognathus brunnipennis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• Eucalyptus globulus Associated plant

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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