Montane Christmas beetle at Molonglo Valley, ACT
Identification history
| Anoplognathus montanus | 28 Dec 2016 | KimPullen | ||
| Anoplognathus montanus | 28 Dec 2016 | KimPullen | ||
| Unidentified | 19 Dec 2016 | galah681 |
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1 comment
galah681
wrote:
20 Dec 2016
These looked like Christmas beetles. They were stripping the leaves from the top of a eucalypt
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065613-35.284537
- Maps National Arboretum Woodland Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 8 Dec 2016 10:45 AM Recorded on
- galah681 Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas beetles Insects Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera)
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Anoplognathus montanus Scientific name
- Montane Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 802m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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