Now in its third year, we have already gathered some really valuable data - but we still need more!

We have started a Community Science Project to gather observations of Christmas Beetles. Our project aims to:

  • Understand the current distribution of Christmas Beetles through observations

  • Compare the current distribution to historic records to determine if there is a decline

  • If there is evidence of decline, identify its potential causes

Let’s figure it out together, add your photos to our iNaturalist Project!

For the details go to: https://invertebratesaustralia.org/christmas-beetles

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[–] 1 point 2 days ago (3 children)

Saw a few around the last couple of years. None for 10-15 years before that. In the 90s they were like a plague every summer. Kinda suspect neither extreme is "normal"

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 days ago (2 children)

    I've been in Australia for many decades and they were plenty always buzzing around until recent tmes.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 child)

    Presumably a different part of the country? I'm talking mid north coast of nsw

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