Christmas Beetle:

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) iNaturalist Observation

Order:

Beetles (Coleoptera)

Family:

Scarab Beetle (Scarabaeidae)

Species:

Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus montanus)

This Photo:

Thank you Ethan Beaver for helping with the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere
~30mm long. The green to purple reflections is diagnostic, as are the large hooks on the feet.

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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