Christmas beetles field guide
Christmas beetles (Anoplognathus genus). In Tasmania the beetle species Lamprima aurata (known as the Golden Stag Beetle on the mainland) is known as the "Christmas Beetle" - It's a Christmas beetle...or is it? By Dr Simon Grove
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10 species
Anoplognathus brunnipennis (Green-tailed Christmas beetle)
Anoplognathus hirsutus (Hirsute Christmas beetle)
Anoplognathus montanus (Montane Christmas beetle)
Anoplognathus olivieri (A christmas beetle)
Anoplognathus pallidicollis (Cashew beetle)
Anoplognathus porosus (Porosus Christmas beetle)
Anoplognathus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Christmas beetle)
Anoplognathus suturalis (Centreline Christmas beetle)
Anoplognathus velutinus (Anoplognathus velutinus)
Anoplognathus viriditarsis (Green-footed Christmas beetle)
