Insects
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)

Scarab beetle (Scarabaeidae) species

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Overview

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

98 species

Aulacopris reichei (A dung beetle)

Automolius sp. (Cockchafer)

Automolius sp. (genus) (Scarab or Chafer beetle)

Automolius sp. (genus)
Automolius sp. (genus)
Automolius sp. (genus)
Automolius sp. (genus)
Automolius sp. (genus)
Automolius sp. (genus)

Bisallardiana gymnopleura (Brown flower chafer)

Bisallardiana gymnopleura

FEMALE

Bisallardiana gymnopleura

FEMALE
Bisallardiana gymnopleura

MALE
Bisallardiana gymnopleura
Bisallardiana gymnopleura
Bisallardiana gymnopleura

Bisallardiana sp. (Flower scarab)

Bisallardiana sp.
Bisallardiana sp.
Bisallardiana sp.
Bisallardiana sp.

Bisallardiana sp. (genus) (A scarab beetle)

Cetoniinae sp. (subfamily) (Unidentified flower chafer)

Cetoniinae sp. (subfamily)
Cetoniinae sp. (subfamily)
Cetoniinae sp. (subfamily)
Cetoniinae sp. (subfamily)
Cetoniinae sp. (subfamily)
Cetoniinae sp. (subfamily)

Chlorobapta frontalis (A flower scarab)

Chlorobapta frontalis
Chlorobapta frontalis
Chlorobapta frontalis
Chlorobapta frontalis
Chlorobapta frontalis
Chlorobapta frontalis

Chondropyga dorsalis (Cowboy beetle)

Chondropyga dorsalis

FEMALE

Chondropyga dorsalis

MALE
Chondropyga dorsalis
Chondropyga dorsalis
Chondropyga dorsalis
Chondropyga dorsalis

Chondropyga gulosa (Highland cowboy beetle)

Chondropyga gulosa
Chondropyga gulosa
Chondropyga gulosa
Chondropyga gulosa
Chondropyga gulosa
Chondropyga gulosa

Colpochila obesa

Colpochila sp. (Chafer beetle)

Colpochila sp.

David Jones, Kalaru

Colpochila sp.

Colpochila sp. (genus) (Scarab or Chafer)

Colpochila sp. (genus)
Colpochila sp. (genus)
Colpochila sp. (genus)
Colpochila sp. (genus)
Colpochila sp. (genus)
Colpochila sp. (genus)

Cryptodus rotundicollis (Ant-nest scarab beetle)

Cryptodus sp. (Ant-nest scarab beetle)

Cryptodus sp.
Cryptodus sp.
Cryptodus sp.
Cryptodus sp.
Cryptodus sp.
Cryptodus sp.

Dasygnathus sp. (genus) (Rhinoceros beetle)

Dasygnathus sp. (genus)

MALE

Dasygnathus sp. (genus)

MALE
Dasygnathus sp. (genus)

FEMALE
Dasygnathus sp. (genus)
Dasygnathus sp. (genus)
Dasygnathus sp. (genus)

Diphucephala elegans (Green scarab beetle)

Diphucephala elegans
Diphucephala elegans
Diphucephala elegans
Diphucephala elegans
Diphucephala elegans
Diphucephala elegans

Diphucephala sp. (genus) (Green Scarab Beetle)

Diphucephala sp. (genus)
Diphucephala sp. (genus)
Diphucephala sp. (genus)
Diphucephala sp. (genus)
Diphucephala sp. (genus)
Diphucephala sp. (genus)

Dynastinae (subfamily) (Unidentified rhinoceros or elephant beetle)

Dynastinae (subfamily)
Dynastinae (subfamily)
Dynastinae (subfamily)
Dynastinae (subfamily)
Dynastinae (subfamily)
Dynastinae (subfamily)

Elephastomus sp. (Unidentified Elephastomus scarab)

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  • All invasiveness levels (change?)

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