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Christmas Beetle, aka Golden stag beetle
Lamprima aurata
-42.5922, 147.222
Field Notes
Description:
The Golden stag beetle (named for the color of the male and his large antennae) is most frequently called the Christmas beetle here in Australia, because it hatches out around Christmas time and because it is brightly colored like a Christmas decoration.
Habitat:
In this instance, dry sclerophyll bushland, but found in much of Australia.
Notes:
This is a female. Unlike the golden males, the females tend to be green and orange, with blue legs.
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