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Melolonthinae sp. (subfamily)

Cockchafer at Parkes, ACT

Melolonthinae sp. (subfamily) at Parkes, ACT - 21 Dec 2019
Melolonthinae sp. (subfamily) at Parkes, ACT - 21 Dec 2019
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Identification history

Melolonthinae sp. (subfamily) 24 Feb 2020 KimPullen
Anoplognathus pallidicollis 17 Jan 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Anoplognathus porosus 14 Jan 2020 JanetRussell

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KimPullen wrote:
   25 Feb 2020
Cockchafers are mostly impossible to identify without having a specimen to examine. The pale elytra on this one suggest its exoskeleton has not properly hardened up yet - it may have just emerged from the soil.
JanetRussell wrote:
   25 Feb 2020
Thanks Kim.

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