Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)
Find out more about Anoplognathus species Christmas Beetles on the Australian Museum website: https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/entomology/christmas-beetles/ or view all the Christmas Beetle records on NatueMapr in this Collection: https://naturemapr.org/collections/sightings/11178
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MarkH
wrote:
Yesterday
This is a small scarab beetle in the genus Diphucephala
Diphucephala sp. (genus)
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
23 Sep 2025
Nice one Kylies Mum - not to many records of this genus
Xylonichus sp. (genus)
LukeHush
wrote:
18 Sep 2025
Nice work Helen! I'll definitely be on the lookout for dung beetles this year! I've recently created a new collection called "ACT Dung Beetles" which I'm hoping to fill with good records such as this one!
Onthophagus australis
Significant sightings
- Chlorobapta bestii at Oallen, NSW
- Paraschizognathus elgatus at Falls Creek, VIC
- Chondropyga olliffiana
- Chondropyga olliffiana at Wingecarribee Local Government Area
- Anoplognathus porosus at Mount Ainslie
- Chlorobapta frontalis at Kambah, ACT
- Chlorobapta frontalis at Hawker, ACT
- Liparetrus discipennis at O'Connor, ACT
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