Adoxia benallae

Leaf beetle at Amaroo, ACT

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Identification history

	Adoxia benallae	25 Nov 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Calomela ruficeps	18 Nov 2021	chriselidie

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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

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

25 Nov 2021

They are a native beetle with preference for wattle

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 :-)

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Location information

Places Amaroo, ACT

Sighting information

8 Abundance
18 Nov 2021 09:38 AM Recorded on
chriselidie Recorded by

Additional information

Unknown local (?) Acacia Associated plant
None. Associated Insect
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 1093.89m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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