Anoplognathus brunnipennis

Green-tailed Christmas beetle at O'Malley, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.116887-35.349668
• Altitude 660.0m
• Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
• Places O'Malley, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 14 Dec 2024 06:52 AM Recorded on
• Mike Recorded by

• Collections

  Christmas Beetles 2024/25 season Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• 25mm to 50mm Animal size

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
• Machine learning
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Anoplognathus chloropyrus

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