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Identification history
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 3 Jan 2024 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Automolius sp. | 3 Jan 2024 | HaukeKoch | ||
| SCARABAEIDAE | 21 Dec 2020 | Harrisi | ||
| Unidentified | 21 Dec 2020 | Christine |
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Dead and upside-down on the beach was this beautifully coloured and very large Beetle. Christmas Beetle?? At least 3cm long.
1 comment
KimPullen
wrote:
22 Dec 2020
Probably Anoplognathus viriditarsis. It's a bit discoloured, probably a result of being dead and soaked in seawater.
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Dec 2020 10:07 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
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Unidentified sightings Insects Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Christine
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