Anoplognathus brunnipennis
3 Green-tailed Christmas beetle at Mittagong, NSW
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| Anoplognathus brunnipennis | 27 Nov 2024 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus brunnipennis | 27 Nov 2024 | Span102 |
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User's notes
first christmas beetle of the season - not completely sure if the species is correct
2 comments
Span102
wrote:
28 Nov 2024
thank you @HaukeKoch for confirming the species - would you like me to post this on the christmas beetle count site as well?
HaukeKoch
wrote:
29 Nov 2024
I think it's fine just having it here, both Canberra Nature Map and iNaturalist (where we have our main Christmas Beetle project) feed into databases like ALA and GBIF, where your record may be used for research. Thanks for sharing it!
Location information
- Places Mittagong, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Span102 Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Christmas Beetles 2024/25 season Span102 Southern Highlands NatureMapr Anoplognathus brunnipennis Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Anoplognathus chloropyrus
Record quality
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