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

111 species

Ataenius sparsicollis

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)

Bubas bison (A dung 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

Chondropyga olliffiana (Olliff's flower scarab)

Chondropyga olliffiana
Chondropyga olliffiana
Chondropyga olliffiana
Chondropyga olliffiana
Chondropyga olliffiana
Chondropyga olliffiana

Clithria eucnemis

Clithria eucnemis
Clithria eucnemis
Clithria eucnemis
Clithria eucnemis
Clithria eucnemis
Clithria eucnemis

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.

Cyclocephala signaticollis (Argentinian scarab)

Cyclocephala signaticollis
Cyclocephala signaticollis
Cyclocephala signaticollis
Cyclocephala signaticollis
Cyclocephala signaticollis
Cyclocephala signaticollis

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