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Common Christmas Beetle

Anoplognathus porosus

Photo by LeanneGardner
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A bright golden beetle around 2cm. Dark dotted lines run along the outer wings. They do have a green metallic shimmer when you look at them from different angles.

Habitat:

Found attracted to nightlight.

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Common Christmas Beetle - Anoplognathus porosus

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