Hoshihananomia leucosticta
Pintail or Tumbling flower beetle at Pine Island to Point Hut
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| Hoshihananomia leucosticta | KimPullen | 7 Jul 2017 | |
| Hoshihananomia dumbrelli | KimPullen | 7 Jul 2017 | |
| Hoshihananomia leucosticta | MichaelBedingfield | 7 Jul 2017 |
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User's notes
On the slopes near the Murrumbidgee River, on the east side, to the north of Point Hut.
1 comment
8 Jul 2017
Michael, the number and placement of the spots indicate your ID as H. leucosticta to be correct. But the colour of the markings is unusual, as (in my experience) H. leucosticta usually has creamy markings. Then again, 'leucosticta' does mean white-spotted!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.075544-35.447078
- Altitude 569.9m
- Maps Pine Island to Point Hut
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 21 Jan 2017 08:17 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Insects & spiders on Bursaria spinosa - a research project. MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hoshihananomia leucosticta Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Hoshihananomia leucosticta Scientific name
- Pintail or Tumbling flower beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 815.76m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Mordella leucosticta
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