7 A Leaf-eating Ladybird at QPRC LGA
Identification history
| Epilachna sumbana | 29 Feb 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 28 Feb 2024 | arjay |
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User's notes
I have no idea what this is. So it might be an insect. But equally might be something else. I assume it is a larva. Cool crittur.
3 comments
Steve818
wrote:
28 Feb 2024
Some Ladybird beetle larva can look like this....will be interesting to see
Location information
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- arjay Recorded by
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Collections
Featured arjay Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Epilachna sumbana Lady beetles (Coccinellidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Epilachna sumbana Scientific name
- A Leaf-eating Ladybird Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 805.2m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Henoepilachna sumbana, Epilachna vigintioctopunctata sumbana, E. cucurbitae Henosepilachna sumbana
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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