Cryptocephalinae (sub-family)
A case-bearing leaf beetle at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Cryptocephalinae (sub-family) | MichaelBedingfield | 16 Sep 2022 | |
| Cryptocephalinae (sub-family) | donhe | 15 Sep 2022 | |
| Mataeomera (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 15 Sep 2022 | |
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | MichaelMulvaney | 14 Sep 2022 | |
| Unverified | amiessmacro | 14 Sep 2022 |
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Found on blade of grass
5 comments
15 Sep 2022
Oh dear, we had one like this before, and I cannot remember what we eventually found out what it was. I think it is not Psychidae, but maybe a beetle larvae?
15 Sep 2022
Mataeomera larvae seem only to have a hemispherical cover on top, unlike the totally surrounding case of this specimen.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.006479-34.996018
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 Sep 2022 05:24 PM Recorded on
- amiessmacro Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- My flagged sightings amiessmacro Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cryptocephalinae (sub-family) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Cryptocephalinae (sub-family) Scientific name
- A case-bearing leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 764m Recorded at altitude
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