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Hairy Christmas Beetle

Anoplognathus velutinus

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This hairy beetle is the same as one spotted earlier but the spots were very dark and well defined. <br>
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/123786005 <br>

Habitat:

Spotted near the Dandenong Ranges National Park - same spot the other beetle was spotted two years ago.

Notes:

Occurrence record: <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:96… <br>
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Rutelinae

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