Christmas Beetle

Except in deserts, Christmas Beetles can be found all around Australia. They adore woods in particular. Each summer, around the time of Christmas, Christmas beetles emerge from underground. Anoplognathus pallidicollis is the variety of Christmas Beetle that is most frequently sighted. It can reach a height of two centimeters and is brown in color. From Queensland to Victoria and some areas of South Australia, it is located along Australia's east coast.

Christmas Beetles are distinctive due to their metallic bodies that glitter. The higher north you travel in Australia, the more varied the Christmas beetles' colors might be. Most of them are golden brown or green, but others can be really vibrant. Even Christmas beetles that are violet or have colors resembling these can be found in northern Queensland. The rhinoceros beetle and the dung beetle are relatives of the Christmas beetle, a kind of scarab beetle. The ideal environment for Christmas beetle emergence from the earth is heavy spring rains and thunderstorms. Long droughts and extreme aridity make it more difficult for their eggs to hatch.