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Unidentified at suppressed - 6 Apr 2019
Unidentified at suppressed - 6 Apr 2019
Unidentified at suppressed - 6 Apr 2019
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Insufficient or inconclusive evidence 9 Aug 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 14 Apr 2019 CathB

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I wonder if this is a case-bearing beetle larva? It escaped the antlion, unlike the ant that fell in first.

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KimPullen wrote:
   15 Apr 2019
Cath, this could be the larva of a case-carrying leaf beetle (subfamily Cryptocephalinae), but I can't see it well enough to be sure.

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 6 Apr 2019 04:42 PM Recorded on
  • CathB Recorded by

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  • Less than 5mm Animal size

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