1 Green-footed Christmas beetle at Copmanhurst, NSW
Identification history
| Anoplognathus viriditarsis | 1 May 2025 | HaukeKoch | ||
| Anoplognathus sp. (genus) | 28 Apr 2025 | 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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Location information
- Places Copmanhurst, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
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Christmas Beetles 2024/25 season MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Latest Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Anoplognathus viriditarsis Scientific name
- Green-footed Christmas beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 706m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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