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Commonly called in Australia -Christmas Beetle. Anoplognathus,Anoplognathus porosus,Australia,Christmas beetle,Geotagged,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Commonly called in Australia -Christmas Beetle.

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    A merry Christmas in the hot Aussie summer, Ernst. Love having you around here with your daily crazy insects. Posted 7 years ago

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Anoplognathus porosus is a cetonid beetl from Australia commonly called the Christmas beetle. Anoplognathus contains about 35 species in Australia and Anoplognathus porosus occurs along the east coast of Australia. They feed on Eucalyptus and normally aggregate communally on a single tree.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Martin Lagerwey
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Uploaded Dec 19, 2017. Captured Dec 17, 2017 22:52 in 46 Boolungal Way, Karana Downs QLD 4306, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/14.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm