Anoplognathus brunnipennis

Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Gordon, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.075758-35.450297
• Altitude 508.5m
• Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
• Places Gordon, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 12 Jan 2026 06:07 PM Recorded on
• MichaelBedingfield Recorded by

• Collections

  Christmas Beetles 2025/26 MichaelBedingfield 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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