Hoshihananomia leucosticta
Pintail or Tumbling flower beetle at Red Hill, ACT
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| Hoshihananomia leucosticta | KimPullen | 1 Mar 2019 | |
| Hoshihananomia dumbrelli | RogerF | 1 Jan 2019 | |
| Unverified | JackyF | 31 Dec 2018 |
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Several of these small bugs feeding in bursaria. Second photo shows mating. Sorry I could not get better photos.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109609-35.326841
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 31 Dec 2018 03:44 PM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
- Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Mixed Gender
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- JackyF 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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