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Common christmas beetle

Anoplognathus porosus

Description:

3-4cm golden and light beige beetle with small dark spots on wing cases and metallic gold head.

Habitat:

Wet or dry sclerophyl forests, open grasslands and semi urban scrubland.

1 Species ID Suggestions

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago
Common christmas beetle
Anoplognathus porosus Common christmas beetle


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2 Comments

brainpunk
brainpunk 11 years ago

Thanks :)

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

There are many similar species of this beetle and I've decided that my own spotting has been named incorrectly by myself.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/830...
I still agree with my ID of your colorful spotting and have found a better reference photo for you. http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Oceani...

brainpunk
Spotted by
brainpunk

4304, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Dec 20, 2011
Submitted on Sep 18, 2012

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