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Anoplognathus porosus
A scarab beetle with beautiful cream colored elytra, orange thorax and head and reddish brown legs.
Garden
This one was about to take-off hence the slightly parted wings ! Larvae of these beetles feed on leaf detritus and emerge as adults mid-spring.
Spotted on Jan 28, 2013
Submitted on Jan 29, 2013
2 Comments
Lovely! I remember seeing these all the time as a kid, but I hardly ever see them now.
Christmas beeetle! I remember a trip with dad in the VW to NSW where we encountered heaps of these one summer.