Blue Christmas Beetle

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: 800 x 327 Pixels

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: 124 KB

City / Place Name

: Goa

Album (Category) Name

: Christmas (Cliparts)

Christmas beetle is a name commonly applied to the Australian beetle genus Anoplognathus. They are known as Christmas beetles because they are abundant in both urban and rural areas close to Christmas.

The genus includes 35 species, several of which have been implicated in dieback of eucalypts. Anoplognathus pallidicollis is the species most commonly observed and associated with the name of Christmas beetle.

Beetles of Australia, Australian Beetle, Christmas Beetles