Cryptocephalinae (sub-family)
A case-bearing leaf beetle at Melba, ACT
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| Cryptocephalinae (sub-family) | MichaelMulvaney | 14 Jan 2025 | |
| Coleoptera (order) | ibaird | 14 Jan 2025 | |
| Camptosomata (genus) | donhe | 13 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 13 Jan 2025 |
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4 comments
13 Jan 2025
Case-bearing leaf beetle larva, see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/none/cryptocephalinae.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/none/cryptocephalinae.html
13 Jan 2025
Well spotted Don. Looks like it is a beetle larva. We should move it to beetles.
13 Jan 2025
I had to hit 'Beetles' and 'Chrysomelidae' to suggest 'Camptosomata', so I thought that would trigger an email to the Beetle People ?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049625-35.208866
- Altitude 591.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2025 11:27 AM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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
- External link More information
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