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Identification history
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | Yesterday | MazzV |
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A moderately large Christmas beetle, gold on top, rich red legs and underside, with some black at the rear underside. The entire body is washed with a light green metallic sheen. The underside has lots of white hairs, and the rear end had a tuft of stiff-looking hairs emanating from it. Some 30-40 years ago these were commonplace, but almost rarely since. In very recent recent years (3-5) I’m starting to see more, though still low numbers, say 1-3 each Summer.
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Sighting information
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Christmas Beetles 2024/25 season MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Latest Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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