Suborder Polyphaga Rank Species | Order Coleoptera Superfamily Scarabaeoidea | |
Similar Christmas beetle, Chrysina aurigans, Anoplognathus viriditarsis, Anoplognathus viridiaeneus, Anoplognathus pallidicollis | ||
Anoplognathus aureus, commonly known as the gold Christmas beetle, is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae native to northern Australia, from northeastern Queensland to northern Western Australia. It is prized by collectors.
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