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Sighting 3385284

Porrostoma rhipidium

Long-nosed Lycid (Net-winged) beetle at Hackett, ACT

Porrostoma rhipidium at Hackett, ACT - 18 Nov 2017 04:23 PM
Porrostoma rhipidium at Hackett, ACT - 18 Nov 2017 04:23 PM
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Porrostoma rhipidium 19 Nov 2017 KimPullen
Porrostoma rhipidium 18 Nov 2017 WalterEgo
Unidentified 18 Nov 2017 WalterEgo

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4 comments

waltraud wrote:
   20 Nov 2017
The beetle sits on a leaf that looks like a nettle tree.
WalterEgo wrote:
   20 Nov 2017
Yes - I got too interested in the beetle and forgot to take a picture of the tree :)
It's a small nettle tree
WalterEgo wrote:
   20 Nov 2017
Can smaller nettle trees be pulled out or is it better to return with chemicals?
waltraud wrote:
   20 Nov 2017
Nettle tree is hard to pull even when tiny; better to cut&paint
I'll head to the area today or tomorrow to remove the Bridal Creeper Asparagus asparagoides which is a sigificant weed - needs to be totally destroyed and removed. I assume it occurs there because it was dumped with other garden waste (I observed garden waste dumping in that area for a number of years...).

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