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Christmas Beetle - Anoplognathus Arrives in our gardens around Christmas. Not as plentiful as they used to be. Tried to catch it 'on the wing' Anoplognathus,Anoplognathus chloropyrus,Anoplognatus chloropyrus,Australia,Christmas Beetle Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Christmas Beetle - Anoplognathus

Arrives in our gardens around Christmas. Not as plentiful as they used to be. Tried to catch it 'on the wing'

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The Anoplognatus chloropyrus

''Anoplognathus chloropyrus'', commonly known as the brown- or golden-brown Christmas beetle, is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae native to eastern Australia, being common in coastal Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, the Great Dividing Range and the Murray-Darling river basin.

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Species identified by Calbost Niel
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Uploaded Oct 28, 2020. Captured Dec 13, 2018 10:41.
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  • NIKON D7100
  • f/10.0
  • 1/640s
  • ISO640
  • 300mm