Spiny leaf beetle at Pine Island to Point Hut
Identification history
| Hispellinus multispinosus | 30 Jul 2024 | KimberiRP | ||
| Chrysomelidae sp. (family) | 5 Mar 2024 | WendyEM | ||
| Unidentified | 3 Mar 2024 | Harrisi |
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KimberiRP
wrote:
30 Jul 2024
Hispellinus sp., which I will call H. multispinosus. However, there are five species in the genus, described (i.e. named and diagnosed) in the years 1848 to 1877, and no easy way to find out how they differ, if indeed they are valid species. H. multispinosus is the oldest name.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.064000-35.431304
- Maps Pine Island to Point Hut
- Places Greenway, ACT
Sighting information
- 100 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2024 05:43 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Breeding behaviour Insect behaviour on flower
Species information
- Hispellinus multispinosus Scientific name
- Spiny leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 722m Recorded at altitude
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