Green Christmas Beetle (species: Anoplognathus prasinus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Anoplognathus prasinus
Green Christmas Beetle


©Ellie: Green Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus prasinus)

©Donald Hobern: Green Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus prasinus)

©Donald Hobern: Green Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus prasinus)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Coleoptera
Family Scarabaeidae
Genus Anoplognathus
Species Anoplognathus prasinus
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 3 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Similar taxa

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Green Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus prasinus)

Distribution and habitat preferences

They are found along the coast of north east New South Wales and south east Queensland as far north as Yeppoon. They are generally only found in subtropical rainforest or adjacent wet sclerophyll forest but there have been unconfirmed sightings in urban areas.

Behaviour

Adult beetles are typically active from November through to February.

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