Anoplognathus viriditarsis
1 Green-footed Christmas beetle at suppressed
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| Anoplognathus viriditarsis | HaukeKoch | 1 May 2025 | |
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | MazzV | 28 Apr 2025 |
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A moderately large Christmas beetle, gold on top, rich red legs and underside, with some black at the rear underside. The entire body is washed with a light green metallic sheen. The underside has lots of white hairs, and the rear end had a tuft of stiff-looking hairs emanating from it. Some 30-40 years ago these were commonplace, but almost rarely since. In very recent recent years (3-5) I’m starting to see more, though still low numbers, say 1-3 each Summer.
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Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Christmas Beetles 2024/25 season MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Anoplognathus viriditarsis
Species information
- Anoplognathus viriditarsis Scientific name
- Green-footed Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 706m Recorded at altitude
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