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Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)

Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)

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Find out more about Anoplognathus species Christmas Beetles on the Australian Museum website: https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/entomology/christmas-beetles/ or view all the Christmas Beetle records on NatueMapr in this Collection: https://naturemapr.org/collections/sightings/11178

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Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)

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LisaH wrote:
25 Jun 2025
Thank you for following this up, and sharing your research.
Chondropyga olliffiana
KimberiRP wrote:
25 Jun 2025
There is a comment by Chris Moeseneder about C. olliffiana and L. obliquata at https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/107077726. Looks like they can be hard to separate, even for an expert.
There is still no agreement on one at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/107086552 !
Chondropyga olliffiana
KimberiRP wrote:
19 Jun 2025
'African black beetle', Heteronychus arator.
Heteronychus arator
KimberiRP wrote:
18 Jun 2025
Yes, it's a Rhinoceros beetle (tribe Dynastini of family Scarabaeidae). Genus is either Xylotrupes or Haploscapanes.
Dynastinae (subfamily)
KimberiRP wrote:
17 Jun 2025
Adoryphorus coulonii (Scarabaeidae-Dynastinae)
Adoryphorus coulonii

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