Ditropidus pulchellus
1 Leaf beetle at Acton, ACT
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| Ditropidus pulchellus | AlisonMilton | 13 Apr 2022 |
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14 Apr 2022
Hi Roger,
No I don't know the host plant but I will be back at the Gardens tomorrow and I know where to find it. I could perhaps pick a piece and see if the Garden's staff can identify it. I'll let you know.
No I don't know the host plant but I will be back at the Gardens tomorrow and I know where to find it. I could perhaps pick a piece and see if the Garden's staff can identify it. I'll let you know.
15 Apr 2022
It's pretty scrappy up behind the Glasshouses. I don't think many of these have names. Actually, my meeting today is with the ANPS so perhaps one of them would come with me to identify it.
15 Apr 2022
Hi Roger, The opinion of the ANPS people at today's meeting is that the plant is Cassinia quinquefaria. Of course, the beetle may have fallen from a Eucalyptus.
15 Apr 2022
Yes C. quinquefaria is very conspicuous at the moment. I have never seen anything feeding on its pungent foliage.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108322-35.272775
- Altitude 632.2m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Apr 2022 11:10 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- Insects Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ditropidus pulchellus
Species information
- Ditropidus pulchellus Scientific name
- Leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 779m Recorded at altitude
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