Leaf beetle at Amaroo, ACT
Identification history
| Adoxia benallae | 25 Nov 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Calomela ruficeps | 18 Nov 2021 | chriselidie |
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User's notes
This beetles have set up shop in this Acacia, happily munching on it's leaves. They are a metallic green, with a small red head. Wondering if this is a native or invasive species.
2 comments
chriselidie
wrote:
25 Nov 2021
Thanks a lot for the identification, that is a perfect match! Good to hear that the beetles are native, I'm happy to host them then :-)
Location information
- Places Amaroo, ACT
Sighting information
- 8 Abundance
- chriselidie Recorded by
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Collections
chriselidie Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Adoxia benallae Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Unknown local (?) Acacia Associated plant
- None. Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Adoxia benallae Scientific name
- Leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1150m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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