1 Leaf beetle at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Ditropidus pulchellus | 13 Apr 2022 | AlisonMilton |
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7 comments
AlisonMilton
wrote:
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.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
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.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
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.
RogerF
wrote:
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
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Insects Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) AlisonMilton
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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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