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Anoplognathus sp.
The head and thorax are quite dark compared to last of the other Christmas Beetles posted in this set (notes). The Australian Museum says there are 35 species so these will be identified to genus rather than specific species
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/166... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/952... It appears that among these three postings there may be two species
Spotted on Dec 4, 2013
Submitted on Dec 4, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks Leuba
like polished brass. Very nice, Stephen.