Unidentified Christmas beetle at Tathra, NSW
Identification history
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 7 Dec 2024 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Repsimus aeneus | 7 Dec 2024 | Suzhop |
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User's notes
All three were deceased or nearly so and upside down. Did observe them earlier around 2:30 am and they were moving at that point attaching themselves to fly wire etc.
1 comment
HaukeKoch
wrote:
7 Dec 2024
This is likely A. viriditarsis, but would be good to see the underside to exclude A. montanus.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.962922-36.719442
- Altitude 63.8m
- Places Tathra, NSW
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 6 Dec 2024 06:14 AM Recorded on
- Suzhop Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas Beetles 2024/25 season Suzhop South Coast NatureMapr Anoplognathus sp. (genus) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Injured / sick Animal health
Species information
- Anoplognathus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1369m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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