Anoplognathus brunnipennis

Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Wanniassa, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.095642-35.382725
• Altitude 642.8m
• Maps Farrer Ridge
• Places Wanniassa, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 17 Dec 2025 07:24 AM Recorded on
• Shazw Recorded by

• Collections

  Christmas Beetles 2025/26 Shazw NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest 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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