2 Leaf beetle at Bombala, NSW
Identification history
| Ditropidus sp. (genus) | 30 Sep 2023 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unverified | 29 Sep 2023 | Harrisi |
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8 comments
Harrisi
wrote:
29 Sep 2023
I've no idea Roger? Will show it on some other sites, see if someone else knows it? There were quite a few in the reserve, all on the Oxylobium.
Hejor1
wrote:
30 Sep 2023
Closest I got was Aulacophora hilaris or Stethopachys formosa, but neither look “spot on”.
RogerF
wrote:
30 Sep 2023
I still think its a Cryptocephaline in the genus Ditropidius or Aporocera see shape of thorax and concealed head
RogerF
wrote:
1 Oct 2023
Chris Reid (Chrysomelid expert at the Australian Museum) has also confirmed Ditropidius from the pictures I sent him but it is not a species he knows and would like specimens. If anyone is going to the Endeavour reserve at Bombala and could collect some specimens on the Oxylobium, it would be much appreciated.
Harrisi
wrote:
1 Oct 2023
I can try and make it back there soon Roger but if someone makes it sooner; well and good. Happy to give them specific directions..
Location information
- Coordinates 149.250390-36.921637
- Maps Endeavour Reserve (Bombala)
- Places Bombala, NSW
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 27 Sep 2023 03:00 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Photographic Competition - best invertebrate animal image Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ditropidus sp. (genus) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Oxylobium sp. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Breeding behaviour Insect behaviour on flower
Species information
- Ditropidus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 983m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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