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Welcome to another Australian Museum Entomology expedition! This expedition is looking at beetle of the tribe Anoplognathini. In Australia, the members of this tribe in genus Anoplognathus are known as Christmas Beetles. The beetles get their name since they pupate in late winter and early spring so the adults emerge during the warmest parts of the year. It also helps that many have shiny, iridescent carapaces! Christmas beetles have quite chaotic flight, and in combination with them being attracted to lights at night they are often heard loudly bumping into walls and ceilings.

This expedition is part of the Australian Museum's Collection Enhancement Project (CEP). The CEP will result in new levels of access to the AM’s diverse collections, making digital images and meta data easily accessible to First Nations communities, scientists, researchers, students and individuals from Australia and abroad.