Hoshihananomia leucosticta

1 Pintail or Tumbling flower beetle at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Hoshihananomia leucosticta	23 Dec 2019	KimPullen
	Mordella dumbrelli	23 Dec 2019	RodDeb

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2 comments

KimPullen wrote:

24 Dec 2019

Has bigger spots, and fewer of them, than M. dumbrelli. H. leucosticta can have the spots white or creamy or even a pale tan, but M. dumbelli seems to always have them white.

RodDeb wrote:

24 Dec 2019

Thanks Kim

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Location information

Coordinates 149.109307 -35.278310
Altitude 611.9m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
22 Dec 2019 10:00 AM Recorded on
RodDeb Recorded by
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Other beetles RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Everlasting Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size

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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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