Porosus Christmas beetle at Kungala, NSW
Identification history
| Anoplognathus porosus | 28 Nov 2025 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus olivieri | 27 Nov 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 27 Nov 2025 | HelenCross | ||
| Unverified | 19 Nov 2025 | donnanchris |
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not alive genus Anoplognathus
1 comment
HaukeKoch
wrote:
28 Nov 2025
Male clypeus is contracted towards the apex, not broad as in A. olivieri. It ideally also helps to get a view of the rear end.
Location information
- Coordinates 153.010227-29.953906
- Altitude 55.2m
- Places Kungala, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Nov 2025 02:32 PM Recorded on
- donnanchris Recorded by
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Christmas Beetles 2025/26 donnanchris NatureMapr Anoplognathus porosus Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Anoplognathus porosus Scientific name
- Porosus Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 816.39m Recorded at altitude
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