1 Green-footed Christmas beetle at Orangeville, NSW
Identification history
| Anoplognathus viriditarsis | 23 Nov 2024 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus montanus | 22 Nov 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Anoplognathus montanus | 22 Nov 2024 | belleandjason | ||
| Anoplognathus montanus | 22 Nov 2024 | belleandjason |
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1 comment
HaukeKoch
wrote:
23 Nov 2024
Ideally, a view of the bands of white setae on the underside of the abdomen is best to distinguish between the two. However, the anal tuft is too broad and long here for A. montanus. A. viriditarsis seems to be much more common between the two in the Sydney area.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.633193-34.021192
- Maps Wollondilly Local Government Area Brownlow Hill Conservation
- Places Orangeville, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 22 Nov 2024 10:20 AM Recorded on
- belleandjason Recorded by
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Collections
Christmas Beetles 2024/25 season Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects belleandjason
Additional information
- Perched on Cabbage Gum Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Anoplognathus viriditarsis Scientific name
- Green-footed Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 682.09m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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