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Adults were once common in the summer months, particularly around Christmas, resulting in the common name of Christmas beetle for the species (and also for other members of its genus). The beetles have rich glossy brown elytra and clypeus , and clawed legs covered in multiple barbs.
The largest Christmas beetle, the adult male is 30–32 mm long and 16–19 mm wide at its broadest, while the female is 28–34 mm long and 16-19.5 mm wide. It is predominantly red-brown with gold-green overtone. The head has rose highlights, while the pronotum, scutellum and elytra have a gold sheen. The pygidium, coxae, and abdomen are a ...
Christmas beetle is a name commonly applied to the Australian beetle genus Anoplognathus, which belongs to the subfamily Rutelinae. [1] They are known as Christmas beetles because they are abundant in both urban and rural areas close to Christmas .
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Lamprima aurata, the golden stag beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Lucanidae. In Tasmania , this species is referred to by the common name of Christmas beetle , a name that is normally used for beetles in the family Scarabaeidae , genus Anoplognathus .