Insects
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)

Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)

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Find out more about Anoplognathus species Christmas Beetles on the Australian Museum website: https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/entomology/christmas-beetles/ or view all the Christmas Beetle records on NatueMapr in this Collection: https://naturemapr.org/collections/sightings/11178

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Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)

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KimberiRP wrote:
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Chafer beetle, Scarabaeidae-Melolonthinae
Melolonthinae (subfamily)
KimberiRP wrote:
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Chafer beetle, Lepidiota sp. in family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Melolonthinae. Some species of Lepidiota are sugarcane pests.
Lepidiota (genus)
KimberiRP wrote:
12 Jun 2025
Xylotrupes australicus; a female.
Xylotrupes australicus
KimberiRP wrote:
12 Jun 2025
Cephalodesmius armiger (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)
Cephalodesmius armiger
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
11 Jun 2025
Looks like a Red-headed Pasture Cockchafer
Scarabaeidae (family)

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